Bois Saint-Julien

Bois Saint-Julien is a deciduous forest in La Louvière, Arrondissement of Soignies, Wallonia. Bois Saint-Julien is situated nearby to the neighborhood Cité La Renaissance, as well as near the quarter Strépy.

Places of Interest

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.

Thieu railway station

Railway stop

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Thieu railway station is a railway stop.

Sart Canal Bridge

Bridge

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thieu and Havré.

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.

Havré

Village

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Havré is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Mons.