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Charleroi

Charleroi

Charleroi is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

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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.

See

Worth seeing

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").

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.

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    Terril des Piges
Eat

Where to eat

All these are in the city centre:

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    Le Chateaubriand

    Rue de Montigny 16.

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    Sandwicherie

    Rue du Mambourg 8.

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    Emirdag

    Bd Jacques Bertrand 51.

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    Cappadocia

    Bd Jacques Bertrand 64.

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    La Petite Maison - Küçük EV

    Place de la Digue 33 Kucuk Ev.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.