Parc de Boussoit

Parc de Boussoit is a park in La Louvière, Arrondissement of Soignies, Wallonia. Parc de Boussoit is situated near the pitch Agora, as well as near the community center Salle de l’Étincelle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Strépy-Thieu boat lift and Château de Beaulieu.

Strépy-Thieu boat lift

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.

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 northeast of Parc de Boussoit.

Château de Beaulieu

Castle

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Château de Beaulieu is a castle, which is situated 2 km southwest of Parc de Boussoit.

Thieu railway station

Railway stop

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Thieu railway station is a railway stop, which is situated 1½ km north of Parc de Boussoit.

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.

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 3 km northwest of Parc de Boussoit.

Havré

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

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. Havré is situated 3½ km west of Parc de Boussoit.

Parc de Boussoit

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: La Louvière, Arrondissement of Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.45644° or 50° 27′ 23″ north

Longitude

4.09145° or 4° 5′ 29″ east

Open location code

9F26F34R+HH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 376562817

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Agora and Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: GMI SCRL and Maurage Viaduc.

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