Vent de Bise
Vent de Bise is a hamlet in La Louvière, Arrondissement of Soignies, Wallonia. Vent de Bise is situated nearby to the quarter Bois du Luc, as well as near the hamlet La Jobrette.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 3 km west of Vent de Bise.
La Louvière-South railway station
Railway station
Photo: LHOON, CC BY-SA 2.0.
La Louvière-South railway station is situated 3 km southeast of Vent de Bise.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thieu and Bois-d’Haine.
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 4 km west of Vent de Bise.
Bois-d’Haine
Village
Photo: Reïta-Kun, Public domain.
Bois-d’Haine is a village, which is situated 5 km northeast of Vent de Bise.
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 6 km east of Vent de Bise.
Vent de Bise
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: La Louvière, Arrondissement of Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.4762° or 50° 28′ 34″ northLongitude
4.15051° or 4° 9′ 2″ eastOpen location code
9F26F5G2+F6OpenStreetMap ID
node 11011272951OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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