La Barette
La Barette is a hamlet in La Louvière, Arrondissement of Soignies, Wallonia. La Barette is situated nearby to the hamlet Saint-Nicolas, as well as near La Paix.Places of Interest
Highlights include La Louvière-Centre railway station and Strépy-Thieu boat lift.
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 La Barette.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bois-d’Haine and Fayt-lez-Manage.
Bois-d’Haine
Village
Photo: Reïta-Kun, Public domain.
Bois-d’Haine is a village, which is situated 4½ km northeast of La Barette.
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 La Barette.
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 La Barette.
La Barette
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: La Louvière, Arrondissement of Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.47708° or 50° 28′ 38″ northLongitude
4.16221° or 4° 9′ 44″ eastOpen location code
9F26F5G6+RVOpenStreetMap ID
node 11011272949OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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