Résidence du Haut-Lieu

Résidence du Haut-Lieu is a neighborhood in La Louvière, Arrondissement of Soignies, Wallonia. Résidence du Haut-Lieu is situated nearby to the neighborhood Cité des Pavillons, as well as near Coron d’En Haut.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Strépy-Thieu boat lift and Bracquegnies railway station.

Strépy-Thieu boat lift

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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.

Bracquegnies railway station

Tire shop

Photo: Nenea hartia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bracquegnies railway station is a tire shop.

Sart Canal Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Pechristener, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thieu and Ville-sur-Haine.

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.

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 4 km west of Résidence du Haut-Lieu.