--- title: "Charleroi – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Charleroi, Belgium: Charleroi is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Nearby: Stade du Pays de Charleroi…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/charleroi" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/charleroi.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Charleroi_-_H%C3%B4tel_de_ville_vu_de_la_place_Charles_II_-_2019-06-01.jpg/3840px-Charleroi_-_H%C3%B4tel_de_ville_vu_de_la_place_Charles_II_-_2019-06-01.jpg" --- City in Hainaut Province, Wallonia, Belgium # Charleroi Charleroi is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. ![Charleroi](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Charleroi_-_H%C3%B4tel_de_ville_vu_de_la_place_Charles_II_-_2019-06-01.jpg/3840px-Charleroi_-_H%C3%B4tel_de_ville_vu_de_la_place_Charles_II_-_2019-06-01.jpg) Charleroi · Wikimedia Commons The place Charleroi 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. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Charleroi 10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Stade du Pays de Charleroi Stade du Pays de Charleroi is a football stadium in the city of Charleroi, Belgium. It was built for the 2000 UEFA European Championship in Belgium and the Netherlands in replacement of the old stadium known as Mambourg. 900 m · stadium · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stade_du_Pays_de_Charleroi) 2. Charleroi light rail The Charleroi Light Metro light rail network in Charleroi, Belgium. The system consists of a loop line around central Charleroi and three branches towards the suburbs of Gilly, Anderlues and Gosselies. 1 km · light rail system in Charleroi region, Wallonia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi_Light_Metro) 3. Aulne Abbey Aulne Abbey was a Cistercian monastery located between Thuin and Landelies on the river Sambre in the Bishopric of Liège, Belgium. It is now a Walloon Heritage Site. 9.4 km · Cistercian monastery in Belgium · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aulne_Abbey) 4. Soleilmont Abbey Soleilmont Abbey is an abbey of Trappistine nuns situated in the forest and commune of Fleurus, at Gilly near Charleroi, Belgium, founded, according to tradition, in the 11th century, which became Cistercian in 1237. The nuns were expelled as a consequence of the French Revolution in 1796, but soon re-established themselves in 1802. 5.8 km · church building in Gilly, Belgium · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soleilmont_Abbey) 5. Dôme The DÔME is an indoor arena that is located in Charleroi, Belgium. It currently can seat 6,300 spectators. 1.8 km · indoor arena · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%B4me_(Charleroi%29) 6. Saint-Sulpice church, Jumet The Church of Saint Sulpice is a Catholic church in Jumet, a neighborhood of the Belgian city of Charleroi in Hainaut Province, Wallonia. It is dedicated to Sulpitius the Pious. 5 km · church in Jumet · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Saint-Sulpice,_Jumet) 7. Acoz Castle Acoz Castle, also known as the Château Pirmez, is a château in Acoz in the municipality of Gerpinnes, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. 8.5 km · castle in Wallonia, Belgium · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoz_Castle) 8. Cartier Castle Cartier Castle is a château in Marchienne-au-Pont, a district of Charleroi, in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. 3.8 km · castle in Wallonia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_Bilquin_de_Cartier) 9. Fontaine-l'Évêque Castle Fontaine-l'Évêque Castle is a castle in Fontaine-l'Évêque, province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. 8.8 km · castle in Wallonia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontaine-l%27%C3%89v%C3%AAque_Castle) 10. Farciennes Castle Farciennes Castle is a derelict 17th-century castle in Farciennes in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. The present building stands on the site of an earlier castle of the 14th century. 8 km · castle in Wallonia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farciennes_Castle) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. See ## What Wikivoyage says to see The centre of Charleroi is relatively compact and walkable, encompassed within a ringroad known as the Petite Ceinture de Charleroi. Because Charleroi is located on a slight hill, the northern part of the centre is known as Ville Haute ("upper town"), and the southern part as Ville Basse ("lower town"). From [Wikivoyage: Charleroi](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Charleroi), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Do ## Things to do Markets: If you are in Charleroi on a Sunday, do not miss the markets that spread out from Place Charles II over neighbouring streets. Cinéma Le Parc, Rue de Montigny 58 2338. A cinema. Football: Royal Charleroi SC, Les Zèbres, plays soccer in Pro League, Belgium's top tier league. Their home ground (capacity 15,000) is Stade de Pays de Charleroi, Rue des Emailleries, 500 m southeast of city centre. 1. Terril des Piges From [Wikivoyage: Charleroi](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Charleroi), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Eat ## Where to eat All these are in the city centre: 1. Le Chateaubriand Rue de Montigny 16. 2. Sandwicherie Rue du Mambourg 8. 3. Emirdag Bd Jacques Bertrand 51. 4. Cappadocia Bd Jacques Bertrand 64. 5. La Petite Maison - Küçük EV Place de la Digue 33 Kucuk Ev. From [Wikivoyage: Charleroi](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Charleroi), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Go there ## Getting to Charleroi **Airports:** Brussels South Charleroi (CRL), 6 km · Brussels (BRU), 55 km · Lille (LIL), 97 km\ **Stations:** Brussels South Charleroi Airport, 5.7 km · Charleroi-Central railway station, 700 m · Villette station, 900 m · Janson, 600 m · Charleroi-West railway station, 800 m\ - Zaventem → Charleroi 53 km · quickest by road, 1h 1m · €7–10 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/zaventem-to-charleroi) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Zaventem&to=Charleroi) - Oostende → Charleroi 139 km · quickest by road, 1h 59m · €17–23 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/oostende-to-charleroi) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Oostende&to=Charleroi) - Lesquin → Charleroi 96 km · quickest by road, 1h 31m · €12–17 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/lesquin-to-charleroi) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Lesquin&to=Charleroi) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Charleroi) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Charleroi Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Charleroi. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Vlieland](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/vlieland) NL 10 ways of moving, 47 sources 321 km 2. [Isle of Wight](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/isle-of-wight) GB 11 ways of moving, 22 sources 407 km 3. [Zermatt](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/zermatt) CH 8 ways of moving, 26 sources 546 km 4. [Lundy](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/lundy) GB 7 ways of moving, 11 sources 646 km 5. [Cinque Terre](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/cinque-terre) IT 7 ways of moving, 23 sources 803 km If you know how people move in Charleroi – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Ccharleroi&title=Charleroi&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fcharleroi), and the note gets an entry. 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