Les Haiwis
Les Haiwis is a hamlet in La Louvière, Arrondissement of Soignies, Wallonia. Les Haiwis is situated nearby to the hamlet L’Arbre tout seul, as well as near L’Avaleresse.Places of Interest
Highlights include Strépy-Thieu boat lift and La Louvière-South 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 northwest of Les Haiwis.
La Louvière-South railway station
Railway station
Photo: LHOON, CC BY-SA 2.0.
La Louvière-South railway station is situated 3½ km east of Les Haiwis.
La Louvière-Centre railway station
Railway station
Photo: Smiley.toerist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Louvière-Centre railway station is situated 3½ km northeast of Les Haiwis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thieu and Ville-sur-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 3½ km west of Les Haiwis.
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 6 km west of Les Haiwis.
Binche
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Binche is a small town in the Belgian province of Hainaut about 34 miles south of Brussels. The Carnival de Binche Belgium's most famous carnival, attracts thousands of visitors annually.
Les Haiwis
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: La Louvière, Arrondissement of Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.46127° or 50° 27′ 41″ northLongitude
4.14033° or 4° 8′ 25″ eastOpen location code
9F26F46R+G4OpenStreetMap ID
node 11011272970OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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