VL Center

VL Center is in Colfontaine, Arrondissement of Mons, Wallonia. VL Center is situated nearby to the sports venue Qbike, as well as near the peak Terril de Saint-Félix.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grand-Hornu and Flénu-Produits railway station.

Grand-Hornu

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Grand-Hornu is an old industrial coal mining complex and company town in Hornu, near Mons, in Belgium. It was built by Henri De Gorge between 1810 and 1830. Grand-Hornu is situated 2½ km northwest of VL Center.

Flénu-Produits railway station

Railway station

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Flénu-Produits railway station is situated 2 km northeast of VL Center.

Mont Ostène

Peak

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Mont Ostène is a peak, which is situated 2½ km east of VL Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pâturages and Wasmes.

Pâturages

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.

Pâturages is a village.

Wasmes

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.

Wasmes is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Colfontaine, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. In January 1879 Vincent van Gogh temporarily moved to the village, in the hamlet of Petit Wasmes, to take up a post as missionary.