Le Calvaire

Le Calvaire is a church in Le Rœulx, Arrondissement of Soignies, Wallonia. Le Calvaire is situated nearby to the library Bibliothèque de Thieu, as well as near the church Église Saint-Géry.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Strépy-Thieu boat lift and Thieu 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 1¼ km east of Le Calvaire.

Thieu railway station

Railway stop

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Thieu railway station is a railway stop, which is situated 1 km south of Le Calvaire.

Havré railway station

Railway station

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Havré railway station is situated 2½ km west of Le Calvaire.

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.