Les Grands Prés
Les Grands Prés is a hamlet in La Louvière, Arrondissement of Soignies, Wallonia. Les Grands Prés is situated nearby to the hamlet Les Braicheux, as well as near La Moussière.Places of Interest
Highlights include Strépy-Thieu boat lift and Thieu railway station.
Strépy-Thieu boat lift
The Strépy-Thieu boat lift lies on a branch of the Canal du Centre in the municipality of Le Rœulx, Hainaut, Belgium. With a height difference of 73.15 metres between the upstream and downstream reaches, it was the tallest boat lift in the world upon its completion in 2002, and remained so until the Three Gorges Dam ship lift in China was completed in January 2016. Strépy-Thieu boat lift is situated 3½ km north of Les Grands Prés.
Thieu railway station
Railway stop
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Thieu railway station is a railway stop, which is situated 3 km northwest of Les Grands Prés.
Bracquegnies railway station
Tire shop
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Bracquegnies railway station is a tire shop, which is situated 3 km north of Les Grands Prés.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thieu and Binche.
Thieu
Village
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Thieu is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Le Rœulx, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. In 1984, the Living Museum of the Canal du Centre in Thieu was awarded the Council of Europe Museum Prize. Thieu is situated 3½ km northwest of Les Grands Prés.
Binche
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Binche is a small town in the Belgian province of Hainaut about 34 miles south of Brussels. The Carnival de Binche Belgium's most famous carnival, attracts thousands of visitors annually.
Ville-sur-Haine
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ville-sur-Haine is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Le Rœulx, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Ville-sur-Haine is situated 5 km northwest of Les Grands Prés.
Les Grands Prés
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Les Grands Pres”
- Category: locality
- Location: La Louvière, Arrondissement of Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.44867° or 50° 26′ 55″ northLongitude
4.12398° or 4° 7′ 26″ eastElevation
52 metres (171 feet)Open location code
9F26C4XF+FHOpenStreetMap ID
node 11011272975OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2792656
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