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Exploring Western Wallonia

The Province of Hainaut can be divided into three
areas. The north is attractive farmland, with châteaux
at beloeil, attre, Seneffe and ecaussinnes-lalaing as
well as the impressive cathedral city of Tournai. The
central band is the old industrial area running from
mons to Charleroi via la louvière. This not only has
exhilarating indus trial constructions, such as the
colossal canal lift at ronquières, but also some
exquisite cultural treasures, as at the musée royal
de mariemont. in the southern sector, the rural One of many statues located on the grounds of
the Domaine de Mariemont
landscape becomes wooded as it rises into the
ardennes hills. The lakes of l’eau d’Heure are a Escaut
huge water sports centre. Dottigniés
(Dottenijs)
Espierres
(Spiere) Rhosnes HÔPITAL NOTRE- Enghien
(Edingen)
Sights at a Glance Celles DAME À LA ROSE
Pecq
Villages, Towns and Cities Néchin Frasnes-les Dendre Brussels
Anvaing
1 Tournai pp184–8 Museums PLAN INCLINÉ DE
ATH
3 Ath 2 Mahymobiles (AAT) RONQUIÈRES
7 Soignies 4 Hôpital Notre- TOURNAI CHÂTEAU
D’ATTRE
q Charleroi Dame à la Rose
e La Louvière w Musée Royal de Antoing MAHYMOBILES Brugelette SOIGNIES CHÂTEAU-FORT
(ZINNIK)
D’ÉCAUSSINNES-LALAING
y Mons Mariemont CHÂTEAU Lens Ecaussinnes
d’Enghien
u Grand Hornu r Ecomusée Regional DE BELOEIL CHÂTEAU DE
SENEFFE
i Binche du Centre Blaton Quevaucamps Jurbise ECOMUSÉE Namur
o Thuin REGIONAL DU CENTRE LA LOUVIÈRE Fleurus
s Chimay Areas of Natural Beauty Canal du Centre MONS Courcelles
d Vallée de la Sambre (BERGEN) MUSÉE ROYAL
Castles CANAL DU DE MARIEMONT
CENTRE
GRAND
5 Château d’Attre Sites of Interest HORNU Cuesmes Spiennes Marcinelle CHARLEROI
6 Château de Beloeil 8 Plan Incliné de Ronquières Colfontaine BINCHE Anderlues Châtelet
9 Château-Fort d’Ecaussinnes-Lalaing t Canal du Centre Quiévrain (Wasmes) Frameries
0 Château de Seneffe a Lacs de l’Eau d’Heure Dour HAINAUT ABBAYE D’AULNE
Borinage
VALLÉE DE
Churches and Abbeys LA SAMBRE Sambre THUIN
p Abbaye d’Aulne
Ragnies
Leers-et-Fosteau
Beaumont
Arlon
LACS DE L’EAU
D’HEURE
Plate
Taille
Rance
Botte du
Hainaut
Key L’Aquascope
Virelles
Motorway Eau Blanche
Major road CHIMAY
Secondary road Baileux
Momignies
Minor road
Main railway
Minor railway
International border
Terrace cafés lining the Grand Place of Mons, capital of Hainaut Provincial border
For hotels and restaurants see pp268–9 and pp288–9
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