Houdeng-Goegnies

Houdeng-Goegnies is a village in La Louvière, Arrondissement of Soignies, Wallonia and has about 14,300 residents. Houdeng-Goegnies is situated nearby to the hamlet La Tombelle, as well as near Les Trîs.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Strépy-Thieu boat lift and La Louvière-Centre railway station.

Strépy-Thieu boat lift

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.

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 west of Houdeng-Goegnies.

La Louvière-Centre railway station

Railway station

Photo: Smiley.toerist, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sart Canal Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Pechristener, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bois-d’Haine and Mignault.

Bois-d’Haine

Village

Photo: Reïta-Kun, Public domain.

Bois-d’Haine is a village, which is situated 4½ km east of Houdeng-Goegnies.

Mignault

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Mignault is a village, which is situated 4½ km north of Houdeng-Goegnies.

Thieu

Village

Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 5 km west of Houdeng-Goegnies.

Houdeng-Goegnies

Type: Village with 14,300 residents
Also known as: “Houdeng-Gœgnies”
Category: locality
Location: La Louvière, Arrondissement of Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.48809° or 50° 29′ 17″ north

Longitude

4.15744° or 4° 9′ 27″ east

Population

14,300

Elevation

132 metres (433 feet)

United Nations Location Code

BE HGG

Open location code

9F26F5Q4+6X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 30761392

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

2795329

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