Things to do in Charleroi
23 places
Charleroi (UK: , US: , French: ; Walloon: Tchålerwè) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is the largest city in both Hainaut and Wallonia. The city is situated in the valley of the Sambre, in the south-west of Belgium, not far from the border with France. By 1 January 2008, the total population of Charleroi was 201,593. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of 1,462 square kilometres (564 sq mi) with a total population of 522,522 by 1 January 2008, ranking it as the 5th most populous in Belgium after Brussels, Antwerp, Liège, and Ghent. The inhabitants are called Carolorégiens or simply Carolos.
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The best-known places
Culture
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Musée de la photographie
photography museum in Charleroi, Belgium
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Musée des Beaux-Arts de Charleroi
art museum in Belgium
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Palais des Beaux-Arts
museum and theatre in Charleroi
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Eden
theatre and arts centre in Charleroi, Belgium
History
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Le Bois du Cazier
The Bois du Cazier (French pronunciation: [bwa dy kazje]) was a coal mine in what was then the town of Marcinelle, near Charleroi, in Belgium which today is…
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Église Saint-Christophe
church in Charleroi, Belgium
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Église Saint-Sulpice
The Church of Saint Sulpice (French: Église Saint-Sulpice; French pronunciation: [sɛ̃sylpis]) is a Catholic church in Jumet, a neighborhood of the Belgian city…
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Château de Monceau
Mosan Renaissance style castle in Wallonia
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Immeuble De Heug
The De Heug building, also known as Pianos De Heug and Piano De Heug, is a modernist-style building constructed in 1933 in Charleroi, Belgium, by Marcel…
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Château Bilquin-de Cartier
Cartier Castle (French: Château Bilquin de Cartier, pronounced [ʃato bilkɛ̃ də kaʁtje]) is a château in Marchienne-au-Pont, a district of Charleroi, in the…
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Piscine de la Broucheterre
The Broucheterre Swimming Pool is a social housing building in Charleroi, Belgium.
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Place de la Digue
The Digue Square and Digue Street are located in the lower town of Charleroi, Belgium.
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Église Protestante de Charleroi
protestant church building
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Maison Mattot
The Maison Mattot is a modernist-style residential building on Frans Dewandre Boulevard in Charleroi, Belgium.
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Église Saint-Antoine
church building in Charleroi, Belgium
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Église de l'Immaculée Conception
church in Charleroi, Belgium
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Église Saint-Laurent
church in Couillet, Belgium
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Chapelle Notre-Dame d'Heigne
chapel in Jumet, Belgium
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Chapelle Saint-Ghislain
chapel in Dampremy, Belgium
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Château du Bois-Lombut
castle in Gosselies (Charleroi), Belgium