La Barette

La Barette is a hamlet in La Louvière, Arrondissement of Soignies, Wallonia. La Barette is situated nearby to the neighborhood Domaine de la Louve, as well as near Les Carrés de Bois-du-Luc.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Strépy-Thieu boat lift and La Louvière-Centre 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. Strépy-Thieu boat lift is situated 3½ km west of La Barette.

La Louvière-Centre railway station

Railway station

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

La Louvière-South railway station

Railway station

Photo: LHOON, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thieu and Fayt-lez-Manage.

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 4½ km west 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 6 km northeast of La Barette.