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
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bois-d’Haine and Thieu.
Bois-d’Haine
Village
Photo: Reïta-Kun, Public domain.
Bois-d’Haine is a village, which is situated 4½ km east 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.
Fayt-lez-Manage
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Fayt-lez-Manage is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Manage, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The name dates to 1920, previously it was called Fayt-lez-Seneffe. Fayt-lez-Manage is situated 5 km east 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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.48809° or 50° 29′ 17″ northLongitude
4.15744° or 4° 9′ 27″ eastPopulation
14,300Elevation
132 metres (433 feet)United Nations Location Code
BE HGGOpen location code
9F26F5Q4+6XOpenStreetMap ID
node 30761392OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2795329
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