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class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Economy</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Economy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Education</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Education-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Education subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Education-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Primary_and_secondary_schools" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Primary_and_secondary_schools"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>Primary and secondary schools</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Primary_and_secondary_schools-sublist" 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class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Rail</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rail-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-River_transport" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#River_transport"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.3</span> <span>River transport</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-River_transport-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Public_transport" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Public_transport"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.4</span> <span>Public transport</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Public_transport-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Charleroi_light_rail_system" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Charleroi_light_rail_system"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.4.1</span> <span>Charleroi light 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class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Media" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Media"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.4</span> <span>Media</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Media-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Folklore_events" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Folklore_events"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.5</span> <span>Folklore events</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Folklore_events-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Itineraries,_tours" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Itineraries,_tours"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.6</span> <span>Itineraries, tours</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Itineraries,_tours-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sports" 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class="vector-toc-numb">11.1</span> <span>Born in Charleroi</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Born_in_Charleroi-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Resided_in_Charleroi" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Resided_in_Charleroi"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.2</span> <span>Resided in Charleroi</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Resided_in_Charleroi-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Twin_cities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Twin_cities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>Twin cities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Twin_cities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">15</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">16</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A9" title="شرلروة – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="شرلروة" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tch%C3%A5lerw%C3%A8" title="Tchålerwè – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Tchålerwè" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Earlerua" title="Şarlerua – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Şarlerua" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B0" title="Шарлеруа – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Шарлеруа" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B0" title="Шарлеруа – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Шарлеруа" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B0" title="Шарлероа – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Шарлероа" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi_(parokya)" title="Charleroi (parokya) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Charleroi (parokya)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%AC" title="Σαρλερουά – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Σαρλερουά" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A2" title="شارلروآ – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="شارلروآ" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%83%A4%EB%A5%BC%EB%A3%A8%EC%95%84" title="샤를루아 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="샤를루아" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%87%D5%A1%D5%BC%D5%AC%D5%A5%D5%BC%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A1" title="Շառլեռուա – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Շառլեռուա" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B0" title="Шарлеруа – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Шарлеруа" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%9C%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%90%D7%94" title="שרלרואה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="שרלרואה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A8%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9A%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A3%E1%83%90" title="შარლერუა – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="შარლერუა" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroloregium" title="Caroloregium – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Caroloregium" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0arlru%C4%81" title="Šarlruā – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Šarlruā" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0arlerua" title="Šarlerua – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Šarlerua" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7" title="شارلوروا – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="شارلوروا" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%AF" title="シャルルロワ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="シャルルロワ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7" title="شرلروا – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="شرلروا" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pcd mw-list-item"><a href="https://pcd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlero%C3%A9" title="Carleroé – Picard" lang="pcd" hreflang="pcd" data-title="Carleroé" data-language-autonym="Picard" data-language-local-name="Picard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Picard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B0" title="Шарлеруа – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Шарлеруа" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" data-language-local-name="Silesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ślůnski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B0" title="Шарлроа – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Шарлроа" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B0" title="Шарлеруа – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Шарлеруа" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%A7" title="ชาร์เลอรัว – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="ชาร์เลอรัว" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B0" title="Шарлеруа – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Шарлеруа" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7" title="شارلروا – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="شارلروا" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vep mw-list-item"><a href="https://vep.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0arlerua" title="Šarlerua – Veps" lang="vep" hreflang="vep" data-title="Šarlerua" data-language-autonym="Vepsän kel’" data-language-local-name="Veps" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vepsän kel’</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vo badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Volapük" lang="vo" hreflang="vo" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Volapük" data-language-local-name="Volapük" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Volapük</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wa mw-list-item"><a href="https://wa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tch%C3%A5lerw%C3%A8_(reban%C3%AAye_comene)" title="Tchålerwè (rebanêye comene) – Walloon" lang="wa" hreflang="wa" data-title="Tchålerwè (rebanêye comene)" data-language-autonym="Walon" data-language-local-name="Walloon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Walon</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vls mw-list-item"><a href="https://vls.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – West Flemish" lang="vls" hreflang="vls" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="West-Vlams" data-language-local-name="West Flemish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>West-Vlams</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Charleroi" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Winaray</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Charleroi_-_Maison_Dor%C3%A9e_2.JPG/250px-Charleroi_-_Maison_Dor%C3%A9e_2.JPG" decoding="async" width="136" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Charleroi_-_Maison_Dor%C3%A9e_2.JPG/330px-Charleroi_-_Maison_Dor%C3%A9e_2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1506" data-file-height="998" /></a></span></div><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charleroi_-_Place_Verte_-_2021-03-27_-_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Charleroi_-_Place_Verte_-_2021-03-27_-_01.jpg/136px-Charleroi_-_Place_Verte_-_2021-03-27_-_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="136" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Charleroi_-_Place_Verte_-_2021-03-27_-_01.jpg/204px-Charleroi_-_Place_Verte_-_2021-03-27_-_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Charleroi_-_Place_Verte_-_2021-03-27_-_01.jpg/272px-Charleroi_-_Place_Verte_-_2021-03-27_-_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4561" data-file-height="3021" /></a></span></div></div></div><div style="display:table;background-color:none;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charleroi_-_2019-08-24_-_05_-_quai_Arthur_Rimbaud_et_quai_de_Sambre.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Charleroi_-_2019-08-24_-_05_-_quai_Arthur_Rimbaud_et_quai_de_Sambre.jpg/330px-Charleroi_-_2019-08-24_-_05_-_quai_Arthur_Rimbaud_et_quai_de_Sambre.jpg" decoding="async" width="275" height="182" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Charleroi_-_2019-08-24_-_05_-_quai_Arthur_Rimbaud_et_quai_de_Sambre.jpg/500px-Charleroi_-_2019-08-24_-_05_-_quai_Arthur_Rimbaud_et_quai_de_Sambre.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Charleroi_-_2019-08-24_-_05_-_quai_Arthur_Rimbaud_et_quai_de_Sambre.jpg/960px-Charleroi_-_2019-08-24_-_05_-_quai_Arthur_Rimbaud_et_quai_de_Sambre.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4761" data-file-height="3154" /></a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="ib-settlement-caption"><b>Clockwise from top</b>: Charleroi's Town Hall; St. Christopher's Church on the Place Vauban; the Place Verte; the <a href="/wiki/Sambre" title="Sambre">Sambre</a>; the Golden House; and the Castle of Monceau-sur-Sambre</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Drapeau_ville_be_Charleroi.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Charleroi"><img alt="Flag of Charleroi" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Drapeau_ville_be_Charleroi.svg/94px-Drapeau_ville_be_Charleroi.svg.png" decoding="async" width="94" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Drapeau_ville_be_Charleroi.svg/142px-Drapeau_ville_be_Charleroi.svg.png 1.5x, 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colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1214851843">.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;padding:5px;border:none;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .hidden-title{font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .hidden-content{text-align:left}@media all and (max-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{width:auto!important;clear:none!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center; height:5px;">Location of Charleroi</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <div class="center" style="margin-top:1em"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 270px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="270" data-height="200" data-zoom="10" 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.locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Belgium_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Charleroi is located in Belgium"><img alt="Charleroi is located in Belgium" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Belgium_location_map.svg/250px-Belgium_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="217" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Belgium_location_map.svg/500px-Belgium_location_map.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="1136" data-file-height="988" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:53.846%;left:47.511%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Charleroi"><img alt="Charleroi" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Charleroi</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location in Belgium <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843" /><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="margin-top:2px; border:1px solid grey;"><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center; font-size:115%; text-align: left; height:auto; padding:0.2em; padding-left:0.6em; padding-right:2em;">Location of Charleroi in the province of <a href="/wiki/Hainaut_(province)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hainaut (province)">Hainaut</a></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align: center;"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charleroi_Hainaut_Belgium_Map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Charleroi_Hainaut_Belgium_Map.svg/240px-Charleroi_Hainaut_Belgium_Map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="240" height="187" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Charleroi_Hainaut_Belgium_Map.svg/360px-Charleroi_Hainaut_Belgium_Map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Charleroi_Hainaut_Belgium_Map.svg/480px-Charleroi_Hainaut_Belgium_Map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="889" data-file-height="692" /></a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Charleroi&params=50_24_N_04_26_E_region:BE_type:city"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">50°24′N</span> <span class="longitude">04°26′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">50.400°N 4.433°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">50.400; 4.433</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/40px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/60px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Communities,_regions_and_language_areas_of_Belgium" class="mw-redirect" title="Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium">Community</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/French_Community_of_Belgium" title="French Community of Belgium">French Community</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Communities,_regions_and_language_areas_of_Belgium" class="mw-redirect" title="Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Wallonia" title="Wallonia">Wallonia</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Belgium" title="Provinces of Belgium">Province</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Hainaut.svg/20px-Flag_of_Hainaut.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Hainaut.svg/40px-Flag_of_Hainaut.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Hainaut_Province" title="Hainaut Province">Hainaut</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Arrondissements_of_Belgium#Administrative" title="Arrondissements of Belgium">Arrondissement</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Arrondissement_of_Charleroi" title="Arrondissement of Charleroi">Charleroi</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Mayor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Dermine" title="Thomas Dermine">Thomas Dermine</a> (<a href="/wiki/Socialist_Party_(francophone_Belgium)" class="mw-redirect" title="Socialist Party (francophone Belgium)">PS</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Governing party/ies</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Party_(Belgium)" title="Socialist Party (Belgium)">PS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Les_Engag%C3%A9s" title="Les Engagés">Les Engagés</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">102.95 km<sup>2</sup> (39.75 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2022-01-01)<sup id="cite_ref-wikidata-c781ccf673a6b0273e61e81fc8913b2dee34f54d-v18_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wikidata-c781ccf673a6b0273e61e81fc8913b2dee34f54d-v18-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">202,421</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">2,000/km<sup>2</sup> (5,100/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Postal_codes_in_Belgium" title="Postal codes in Belgium">Postal codes</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">6000, 6001, 6010, 6020,<br />6030–6032, 6040–6044, 6060, 6061</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/NIS_code" title="NIS code">NIS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">52011</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_Belgium" title="Telephone numbers in Belgium">Area codes</a></th><td class="infobox-data">071</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.charleroi.be/">www.charleroi.be</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charleroi_-_logo_2015_-_noir.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Charleroi_-_logo_2015_-_noir.png/70px-Charleroi_-_logo_2015_-_noir.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Charleroi_-_logo_2015_-_noir.png/105px-Charleroi_-_logo_2015_-_noir.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Charleroi_-_logo_2015_-_noir.png/140px-Charleroi_-_logo_2015_-_noir.png 2x" data-file-width="675" data-file-height="780" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure><div class="center"><a href="/wiki/Logo" title="Logo">Logo</a> of Charleroi</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Charleroi</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small"><a href="/wiki/British_English" title="British English">UK</a>: </span><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="/ʃ/: 'sh' in 'shy'">ʃ</span><span title="/ɑːr/: 'ar' in 'far'">ɑːr</span><span title="'l' in 'lie'">l</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span><span title="/./: syllable break">.</span><span title="'r' in 'rye'">r</span><span title="'w' in 'wind'">w</span><span title="/ʌ/: 'u' in 'cut'">ʌ</span></span>/</a></span></span>, <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991" /><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small"><a href="/wiki/American_English" title="American English">US</a>: </span><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/-<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'r' in 'rye'">r</span><span title="/ɔɪ/: 'oi' in 'choice'">ɔɪ</span></span>,<span class="wrap"> </span>-<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'r' in 'rye'">r</span><span title="'w' in 'wind'">w</span><span title="/ɑː/: 'a' in 'father'">ɑː</span></span>/</a></span></span>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991" /><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">French:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="fr-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/French" title="Help:IPA/French">[ʃaʁləʁwa]</a></span> <span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" 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href="/wiki/File:LL-Q150_(fra)-Manestra-Charleroi.wav" title="File:LL-Q150 (fra)-Manestra-Charleroi.wav">ⓘ</a></sup></span>; <a href="/wiki/Walloon_language" title="Walloon language">Walloon</a>: <i lang="wa">Tchålerwè</i> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="wa-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Walloon" title="Help:IPA/Walloon">[tʃɑːlɛʀwɛ]</a></span>) is a <a href="/wiki/City_status_in_Belgium" title="City status in Belgium">city</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Municipalities_in_Belgium" class="mw-redirect" title="Municipalities in Belgium">municipality</a> of <a href="/wiki/Wallonia" title="Wallonia">Wallonia</a>, located in the <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Belgium" title="Provinces of Belgium">province</a> of <a href="/wiki/Hainaut_(province)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hainaut (province)">Hainaut</a>, <a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a>. 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.<sup id="cite_ref-BelMun2008_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BelMun2008-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_areas_in_Belgium" title="Metropolitan areas in Belgium">metropolitan area</a>, 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 <a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> after <a href="/wiki/City_of_Brussels" title="City of Brussels">Brussels</a>, <a href="/wiki/Antwerp" title="Antwerp">Antwerp</a>, <a href="/wiki/Li%C3%A8ge" title="Liège">Liège</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ghent" title="Ghent">Ghent</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BelMun2008_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BelMun2008-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BelMetr_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BelMetr-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The inhabitants are called <i>Carolorégiens</i> or simply <i>Carolos</i>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Charleroi area was already settled in the <a href="/wiki/Prehistoric" class="mw-redirect" title="Prehistoric">prehistoric</a> period, with traces of metallurgical and commercial activities along the <a href="/wiki/Sambre" title="Sambre">Sambre</a>. Several public buildings, temples and villas were built in the area in the <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Rome" title="Ancient Rome">Roman</a> period. Burial places, with jewels and weapons, have been found. The first written mention of a place called Charnoy dates from a 9th-century offering in the <a href="/wiki/Lobbes" title="Lobbes">Lobbes</a> abbey, which lists various neighboring towns and related <a href="/wiki/Tithe" title="Tithe">tithe</a> duties. During the <a href="/wiki/Middle_Ages" title="Middle Ages">Middle Ages</a>, Charnoy was one of the many small hamlets in the area, with no more than about 50 inhabitants, part of the <a href="/wiki/County_of_Namur" title="County of Namur">County of Namur</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Foundation">Foundation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Foundation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Spanish territorial losses in the 1659 <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_the_Pyrenees" title="Treaty of the Pyrenees">Treaty of the Pyrenees</a> left a gap between the key fortresses of <a href="/wiki/Mons,_Belgium" title="Mons, Belgium">Mons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Namur" title="Namur">Namur</a>; to fill this, <a href="/wiki/Francisco_Castel_Rodrigo" class="mw-redirect" title="Francisco Castel Rodrigo">Francisco Castel Rodrigo</a>, then Governor of the Spanish Netherlands, expropriated land around Charnoy to build a fortress near the Sambre. In September 1666, it was renamed Charle-roi, or King Charles, in honour of five-year-old <a href="/wiki/Charles_II_of_Spain" title="Charles II of Spain">Charles II of Spain</a>; the <a href="/wiki/Chronogram" title="Chronogram">chronogram</a> F<b>V</b>N<b>D</b>AT<b>V</b>R <b>C</b>ARO<b>L</b>OREG<b>IVM</b> (MDCLVVVI) can be found in the register of the parish of Charnoy.<sup id="cite_ref-Belgium_&_Luxembourg_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Belgium_&_Luxembourg-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Construction had only just begun when the <a href="/wiki/War_of_Devolution" title="War of Devolution">War of Devolution</a> with France began in 1667, and the Spanish withdrew. France retained the town under the 1668 <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Aix-la-Chapelle_(1668)" title="Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668)">Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle</a>, and its fortifications were completed by <a href="/wiki/Vauban" class="mw-redirect" title="Vauban">Vauban</a>. A bridge was built over the Sambre, connecting the <i>Ville Haute</i> and <i>Ville Basse</i>, with incentives offered to persuade people to settle there. The French relinquished control in 1678, and although it changed hands several times over the next 50 years, the town remained part of the Netherlands until the foundation of modern Belgium.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1666–1830"><span id="1666.E2.80.931830"></span>1666–1830</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1666–1830"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Charleroi_-_Ferraris_map_(1770-1778).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Charleroi_-_Ferraris_map_%281770-1778%29.jpg/250px-Charleroi_-_Ferraris_map_%281770-1778%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="214" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Charleroi_-_Ferraris_map_%281770-1778%29.jpg/330px-Charleroi_-_Ferraris_map_%281770-1778%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Charleroi_-_Ferraris_map_%281770-1778%29.jpg/500px-Charleroi_-_Ferraris_map_%281770-1778%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="930" data-file-height="1170" /></a><figcaption>Map of Charleroi in 1770s</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Charleroi_-_plan-relief_-_vue_depuis_le_Sud_-_copie.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Charleroi_-_plan-relief_-_vue_depuis_le_Sud_-_copie.jpg/250px-Charleroi_-_plan-relief_-_vue_depuis_le_Sud_-_copie.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Charleroi_-_plan-relief_-_vue_depuis_le_Sud_-_copie.jpg/330px-Charleroi_-_plan-relief_-_vue_depuis_le_Sud_-_copie.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Charleroi_-_plan-relief_-_vue_depuis_le_Sud_-_copie.jpg/500px-Charleroi_-_plan-relief_-_vue_depuis_le_Sud_-_copie.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4928" data-file-height="3264" /></a><figcaption>Copy of the <a href="/wiki/Plan-relief" title="Plan-relief">plan-relief</a> of Charleroi made in 1696. View from the south. On display at the Town Hall.</figcaption></figure> <p>Shortly after its foundation, the new city was in turn besieged by the Dutch, ceded to the Spanish in 1678 (<a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Nijmegen" class="mw-redirect" title="Treaty of Nijmegen">Treaty of Nijmegen</a>), taken by the French in 1693, ceded again to the Spanish in 1698 (<a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Rijswijk" class="mw-redirect" title="Treaty of Rijswijk">Treaty of Rijswijk</a>), then taken by the French, the Dutch and the Austrians in 1714 (<a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Baden_(1714)" title="Treaty of Baden (1714)">Treaty of Baden</a>). The <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">French</a> <a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Conti" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince of Conti">Prince of Conti</a> took the city again in 1745, but it was ceded back to <a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a> in 1748, beginning a period of prosperity under <a href="/wiki/Joseph_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor" title="Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor">Joseph II</a>. Glass, steel and coal industries, which had already sprung up a century earlier, could now flourish. </p><p>Trouble began again in 1790, the year of the civil uprising that eventually led to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_of_Belgium" class="mw-redirect" title="United States of Belgium">United States of Belgium</a>. The Austrians occupied the city, were forced out by the French after the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Jemappes" title="Battle of Jemappes">Battle of Jemappes</a> on 6 November 1792, and took it back again four months later. On 12 June 1794, the French revolutionary <a href="/wiki/Army_of_Sambre-et-Meuse" class="mw-redirect" title="Army of Sambre-et-Meuse">Army of Sambre-et-Meuse</a> under the command of <a href="/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Jourdan" title="Jean-Baptiste Jourdan">Jean-Baptiste Jourdan</a>, invested Charleroi and won a decisive victory in the ensuing <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Fleurus_(1794)" title="Battle of Fleurus (1794)">Battle of Fleurus</a>. The city took the revolutionary name of Libre-sur-Sambre until 1800. After France's defeat in 1814, the whole area was annexed to the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a>, and new walls were built around the city. <a href="/wiki/Napoleon" title="Napoleon">Napoleon</a> stayed in Charleroi for a couple of days in June 1815, just before the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Waterloo" title="Battle of Waterloo">Battle of Waterloo</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1830_to_present">1830 to present</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1830 to present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Charleroi_-_pont_de_la_gare_-_mai_1940_-_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Charleroi_-_pont_de_la_gare_-_mai_1940_-_01.jpg/250px-Charleroi_-_pont_de_la_gare_-_mai_1940_-_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Charleroi_-_pont_de_la_gare_-_mai_1940_-_01.jpg/330px-Charleroi_-_pont_de_la_gare_-_mai_1940_-_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Charleroi_-_pont_de_la_gare_-_mai_1940_-_01.jpg/500px-Charleroi_-_pont_de_la_gare_-_mai_1940_-_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3357" data-file-height="2463" /></a><figcaption>The station bridge partially collapsed in May 1940 under the effect of French army explosives</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Belgian_Revolution" title="Belgian Revolution">Belgian Revolution</a> of 1830 gave the area its freedom from the Netherlands and ushered in a new era of prosperity, still based mostly on glass, metallurgy and coal, hence the area's name, <i>Pays Noir</i> ("Black Country"). After the <a href="/wiki/Industrial_Revolution" title="Industrial Revolution">Industrial Revolution</a>, Charleroi benefited from the increased use of coke in the metallurgical industry. People from across <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a> were attracted by the economic opportunities, and the population grew rapidly. </p><p>Following the <a href="/wiki/Industrial_Revolution" title="Industrial Revolution">Industrial Revolution</a> in <a href="/wiki/Wallonia" title="Wallonia">Wallonia</a>, Charleroi from the 1850s–1860s became one of the most important places where labor strikes broke out. In 1886, 12 strikers were killed by the Belgian army in <a href="/wiki/Roux,_Belgium" title="Roux, Belgium">Roux</a>. In the 1880s, miners in <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Hainaut" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Hainaut">Hainaut</a> were recruited by the Dominion Coal Company in <a href="/wiki/Glace_Bay,_Nova_Scotia" class="mw-redirect" title="Glace Bay, Nova Scotia">Glace Bay, Nova Scotia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These miners were anxious to flee the repression following bloody strikes and riots in <a href="/wiki/Li%C3%A8ge" title="Liège">Liège</a> and Charleroi<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> during the <a href="/wiki/Walloon_Jacquerie_of_1886" class="mw-redirect" title="Walloon Jacquerie of 1886">Walloon Jacquerie of 1886</a>. Walloon miners from Charleroi also emigrated to <a href="/wiki/Alberta" title="Alberta">Alberta</a>, Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The working men of Charleroi always played an important role in <a href="/wiki/Belgian_general_strikes" class="mw-redirect" title="Belgian general strikes">Belgian general strikes</a> and particularly during the Belgian general strike of 1936, the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Question" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Question">general strike against Leopold III of Belgium</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Belgian_general_strike_of_1960%E2%80%931961" title="Belgian general strike of 1960–1961">1960–1961 winter general strike</a>. </p><p>By 1871, the fortified walls around the city were completely torn down. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Charleroi" title="Battle of Charleroi">Heavy fighting</a> took place during <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> due to the city's strategic location on the Sambre. The city was badly damaged with further destruction only being prevented by the <a href="/wiki/Couillet_Treaty" title="Couillet Treaty">Couillet Treaty</a> agreed with the German forces which required the payment of 10 million Belgian Francs, foodstuffs, vehicles and armaments.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The magazine <i><a href="/wiki/Spirou_(magazine)" title="Spirou (magazine)">Spirou</a></i>, which featured the popular cartoon characters <a href="/wiki/Lucky_Luke" title="Lucky Luke">Lucky Luke</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Smurfs" title="The Smurfs">the Smurfs</a>, was launched by the publishing company <a href="/wiki/%C3%89ditions_Dupuis" class="mw-redirect" title="Éditions Dupuis">Éditions Dupuis</a> in 1938.<sup id="cite_ref-independent1_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-independent1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, Charleroi witnessed a general decline of its heavy industry.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the merger with several surrounding municipalities in 1977, the city as of 2013<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> ranks as the largest city in <a href="/wiki/Wallonia" title="Wallonia">Wallonia</a> and the 4th largest in Belgium. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Logotype">Logotype</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Logotype"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As part of the effort to improve its identity, the city adopted a new logo and <a href="/wiki/Graphic_charter" title="Graphic charter">graphic charter</a> in early 2015, designed by the Brussels studio Pam and Jenny.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The crown of three triangles above the C has several meanings:<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>The triangular shape evokes the <a href="/wiki/Slag_heaps" class="mw-redirect" title="Slag heaps">slag heaps</a>, yesterday black and today green, which symbolise the city's industrial past and its factories.</li> <li>It also recalls the crest of the cockerel designed by <a href="/wiki/Pierre_Paulus" title="Pierre Paulus">Pierre Paulus</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wallonia" title="Wallonia">symbol of Wallonia</a>.</li> <li>The crown refers to <a href="/wiki/Charles_II_of_Spain" title="Charles II of Spain">King Charles II</a> who gave his name to the city at the time of its foundation.</li> <li>The typography used is also very similar to that used in the logo of <a href="/wiki/Ateliers_de_Constructions_Electriques_de_Charleroi" title="Ateliers de Constructions Electriques de Charleroi">ACEC</a>, a historic company founded, developed and finally closed down in Charleroi in 1989 after more than a century of existence.</li></ul> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bruay-la-Buissi%C3%A8re_-_Terril_n%C2%B0_10,_3_de_Bruay_Ouest_(03).JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Slag heap"><img alt="Slag heap" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Bruay-la-Buissi%C3%A8re_-_Terril_n%C2%B0_10%2C_3_de_Bruay_Ouest_%2803%29.JPG/120px-Bruay-la-Buissi%C3%A8re_-_Terril_n%C2%B0_10%2C_3_de_Bruay_Ouest_%2803%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Bruay-la-Buissi%C3%A8re_-_Terril_n%C2%B0_10%2C_3_de_Bruay_Ouest_%2803%29.JPG/180px-Bruay-la-Buissi%C3%A8re_-_Terril_n%C2%B0_10%2C_3_de_Bruay_Ouest_%2803%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Bruay-la-Buissi%C3%A8re_-_Terril_n%C2%B0_10%2C_3_de_Bruay_Ouest_%2803%29.JPG/240px-Bruay-la-Buissi%C3%A8re_-_Terril_n%C2%B0_10%2C_3_de_Bruay_Ouest_%2803%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Slag_heap" class="mw-redirect" title="Slag heap">Slag heap</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Wallonia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Wallonia"><img alt="Flag of Wallonia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Flag_of_Wallonia.svg/120px-Flag_of_Wallonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Flag_of_Wallonia.svg/250px-Flag_of_Wallonia.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Flag of Wallonia</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Juan_Carre%C3%B1o_de_Miranda_and_Assistants_-_Charles_II,_King_of_Spain_-_A61_-_Hispanic_Society_of_America.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="King Charles II"><img alt="King Charles II" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Juan_Carre%C3%B1o_de_Miranda_and_Assistants_-_Charles_II%2C_King_of_Spain_-_A61_-_Hispanic_Society_of_America.jpg/77px-Juan_Carre%C3%B1o_de_Miranda_and_Assistants_-_Charles_II%2C_King_of_Spain_-_A61_-_Hispanic_Society_of_America.jpg" decoding="async" width="77" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Juan_Carre%C3%B1o_de_Miranda_and_Assistants_-_Charles_II%2C_King_of_Spain_-_A61_-_Hispanic_Society_of_America.jpg/116px-Juan_Carre%C3%B1o_de_Miranda_and_Assistants_-_Charles_II%2C_King_of_Spain_-_A61_-_Hispanic_Society_of_America.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Juan_Carre%C3%B1o_de_Miranda_and_Assistants_-_Charles_II%2C_King_of_Spain_-_A61_-_Hispanic_Society_of_America.jpg/155px-Juan_Carre%C3%B1o_de_Miranda_and_Assistants_-_Charles_II%2C_King_of_Spain_-_A61_-_Hispanic_Society_of_America.jpg 2x" data-file-width="645" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">King <a href="/wiki/Charles_II_of_Spain" title="Charles II of Spain">Charles II</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ACEC_-_Logo_venant_des_sacs_plastique_du_Service_Technique.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Typography"><img alt="Typography" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/ACEC_-_Logo_venant_des_sacs_plastique_du_Service_Technique.jpg/120px-ACEC_-_Logo_venant_des_sacs_plastique_du_Service_Technique.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="119" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/ACEC_-_Logo_venant_des_sacs_plastique_du_Service_Technique.jpg/250px-ACEC_-_Logo_venant_des_sacs_plastique_du_Service_Technique.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="623" data-file-height="618" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Typography</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_Charleroi.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Charleroi has 15 districts, and is surrounded by nine other municipalities" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Map_Charleroi.svg/220px-Map_Charleroi.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="217" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Map_Charleroi.svg/330px-Map_Charleroi.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Map_Charleroi.svg/440px-Map_Charleroi.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="713" data-file-height="702" /></a><figcaption>The 15 districts of Charleroi, in Roman numerals, with the surrounding municipalities labelled with letters</figcaption></figure> <p>The municipality of Charleroi straddles both banks of the river <a href="/wiki/Sambre" title="Sambre">Sambre</a> in an area marked by industrial activities (<a href="/wiki/Coal_mining" title="Coal mining">coal mining</a> and <a href="/wiki/Steel_industry" class="mw-redirect" title="Steel industry">steel industry</a>), which has been nicknamed the <i><a href="/wiki/Pays_Noir" title="Pays Noir">Pays Noir</a></i> ("Black Country"), part of the larger <i><a href="/wiki/Sillon_industriel" title="Sillon industriel">sillon industriel</a></i>. Even though most of the factories have closed since the 1950s, the landscape remains dotted with <a href="/wiki/Spoil_tip" title="Spoil tip">spoil tips</a> and old industrial buildings. </p><p>Charleroi lies around 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of <a href="/wiki/Brussels" title="Brussels">Brussels</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Municipalities_in_Belgium" class="mw-redirect" title="Municipalities in Belgium">municipality</a> comprises: </p> <ul><li>I. the central district of Charleroi</li></ul> <p>and the following former municipalities, now <a href="/wiki/Deelgemeente" title="Deelgemeente">sections</a>, merged into Charleroi in 1977: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li>II. <a href="/wiki/Dampremy" title="Dampremy">Dampremy</a></li> <li>III. <a href="/wiki/Lodelinsart" title="Lodelinsart">Lodelinsart</a></li> <li>IV. <a href="/wiki/Gilly,_Belgium" title="Gilly, Belgium">Gilly</a></li> <li>V. <a href="/wiki/Montignies-sur-Sambre" title="Montignies-sur-Sambre">Montignies-sur-Sambre</a></li> <li>VI. <a href="/wiki/Couillet,_Belgium" title="Couillet, Belgium">Couillet</a></li> <li>VII. <a href="/wiki/Marcinelle" title="Marcinelle">Marcinelle</a></li> <li>VIII. <a href="/wiki/Mont-sur-Marchienne" title="Mont-sur-Marchienne">Mont-sur-Marchienne</a></li> <li>IX. <a href="/wiki/Marchienne-au-Pont" title="Marchienne-au-Pont">Marchienne-au-Pont</a></li> <li>X. <a href="/wiki/Monceau-sur-Sambre" title="Monceau-sur-Sambre">Monceau-sur-Sambre</a></li> <li>XI. <a href="/wiki/Goutroux" title="Goutroux">Goutroux</a></li> <li>XII. <a href="/wiki/Roux,_Belgium" title="Roux, Belgium">Roux</a></li> <li>XIII. <a href="/wiki/Jumet" title="Jumet">Jumet</a></li> <li>XIV. <a href="/wiki/Gosselies" title="Gosselies">Gosselies</a></li> <li>XV. <a href="/wiki/Ransart,_Belgium" title="Ransart, Belgium">Ransart</a></li></ul> </div> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <p>Neighboring municipalities: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115" /><div class="div-col"> <ul><li>a. <a href="/wiki/Les_Bons_Villers" title="Les Bons Villers">Les Bons Villers</a></li> <li>b. <a href="/wiki/Fleurus" title="Fleurus">Fleurus</a></li> <li>c. <a href="/wiki/Ch%C3%A2telet,_Belgium" title="Châtelet, Belgium">Châtelet</a></li> <li>d. <a href="/wiki/Gerpinnes" title="Gerpinnes">Gerpinnes</a></li> <li>e. <a href="/wiki/Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes" title="Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes">Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes</a></li> <li>f. <a href="/wiki/Montigny-le-Tilleul" title="Montigny-le-Tilleul">Montigny-le-Tilleul</a></li> <li>g. <a href="/wiki/Fontaine-l%27%C3%89v%C3%AAque" title="Fontaine-l'Évêque">Fontaine-l'Évêque</a></li> <li>h. <a href="/wiki/Courcelles,_Belgium" title="Courcelles, Belgium">Courcelles</a></li> <li>i. <a href="/wiki/Pont-%C3%A0-Celles" title="Pont-à-Celles">Pont-à-Celles</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Topography_and_hydrography">Topography and hydrography</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Topography and hydrography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Charleroi_-_2019-08-24_-_04_-_quai_Arthur_Rimbaud_et_quai_de_Sambre.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Charleroi_-_2019-08-24_-_04_-_quai_Arthur_Rimbaud_et_quai_de_Sambre.jpg/250px-Charleroi_-_2019-08-24_-_04_-_quai_Arthur_Rimbaud_et_quai_de_Sambre.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Charleroi_-_2019-08-24_-_04_-_quai_Arthur_Rimbaud_et_quai_de_Sambre.jpg/330px-Charleroi_-_2019-08-24_-_04_-_quai_Arthur_Rimbaud_et_quai_de_Sambre.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Charleroi_-_2019-08-24_-_04_-_quai_Arthur_Rimbaud_et_quai_de_Sambre.jpg/500px-Charleroi_-_2019-08-24_-_04_-_quai_Arthur_Rimbaud_et_quai_de_Sambre.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4731" data-file-height="3134" /></a><figcaption>The Quai Arthur Rimbaud (formerly Quai de Brabant) along the <a href="/wiki/Sambre" title="Sambre">Sambre</a> after renovation</figcaption></figure> <p>The topography of Charleroi is influenced by the valley of the river <a href="/wiki/Sambre" title="Sambre">Sambre</a>, which flows from west to east before joining the <a href="/wiki/Meuse" title="Meuse">Meuse</a> at <a href="/wiki/Namur" title="Namur">Namur</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Pi%C3%A9ton" title="Piéton">Piéton</a> river flows from north to south to join the Sambre at <a href="/wiki/Dampremy" title="Dampremy">Dampremy</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Brussels%E2%80%93Charleroi_Canal" title="Brussels–Charleroi Canal">Charleroi-Brussels canal</a> is dug in the valley of this stream. The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Eau_d%27Heure&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eau d'Heure (page does not exist)">Eau d'Heure</a> river comes from the south and also flows into the Sambre at <a href="/wiki/Marchienne-au-Pont" title="Marchienne-au-Pont">Marchienne-au-Pont</a>. About twenty streams run through the territory of the municipality.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The altitude ranges from 100 metres (Sambre and Piéton valleys) to over 220 metres at the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Bois_du_Prince&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bois du Prince (page does not exist)">Bois du Prince</a> in <a href="/wiki/Marcinelle" title="Marcinelle">Marcinelle</a>. The level is 132 metres on the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Place_Charles_II&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Place Charles II (page does not exist)">Place Charles II</a>. The height of the slag heaps often exceeds 200 metres, the Saint-Charles slag heap in the <a href="/wiki/Bois_du_Cazier" title="Bois du Cazier">Bois du Cazier</a> reaches 241 metres.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Biodiversity">Biodiversity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Biodiversity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The six slag heaps in the <a href="/wiki/Pays_Noir" title="Pays Noir">Pays Noir</a> are reservoirs of biodiversity that should be preserved.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Like the <a href="/wiki/Calcareous_grassland" title="Calcareous grassland">calcareous grassland</a>, the slag heaps are habitats created by human activity that are home to many very specific and often threatened animal and plant species. The rarity of these species depends on the rarity of the environment itself (the <a href="/wiki/Biotope" title="Biotope">biotope</a>). <a href="/wiki/Biodiversity" title="Biodiversity">Biodiversity</a> is also present in other environments: in a wasteland, a body of water, a meadow, etc. In terms of biodiversity, it is therefore preferable to maintain a mosaic of habitats, hence the interest in preserving different types of environments on the slag heaps.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Viviers site, for example, is an <a href="/wiki/Coal_mining" title="Coal mining">old mining site</a> located in the east of Charleroi (<a href="/wiki/Gilly,_Belgium" title="Gilly, Belgium">Gilly</a>). This site has a small conical <a href="/wiki/Slag_heap" class="mw-redirect" title="Slag heap">slag heap</a> and large open areas consisting mainly of pioneer grassland and wasteland. It also includes a small body of water as well as temporary ponds, and some wooded areas on the western and northern edges. This particular biotope is of great biological interest and acts as a refuge for a diverse fauna. The vast <a href="/wiki/Reed_bed" title="Reed bed">reed bed</a> surrounding the pond is home to the <a href="/wiki/Red_warbler" title="Red warbler">red warbler</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Passerine_bird" class="mw-redirect" title="Passerine bird">passerine bird</a> specific to this type of vegetation. Several species of amphibians can be seen here, including a population of the <a href="/wiki/Natterjack_toad" title="Natterjack toad">natterjack toad</a>, as well as certain insects, such as the magnificent <a href="/wiki/Oedipoda_caerulescens" title="Oedipoda caerulescens">blue-winged grasshopper</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Martinet site, a former colliery on the boundary of the <a href="/wiki/Monceau-sur-Sambre" title="Monceau-sur-Sambre">Monceau-sur-Sambre</a> and Roux sections, is in the process of being rehabilitated and reallocated. Like the Viviers slag heap in Gilly, this vast site is of great biological interest.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Similar to the rest of Belgium Charleroi has an <a href="/wiki/Oceanic_climate" title="Oceanic climate">oceanic climate</a> as a result of the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_Stream" title="Gulf Stream">Gulf Stream</a> influence warming winters, while also moderating summer warmth in spite of its inland position. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Charleroi (1991–2020 normals) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFB56B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.2<br />(59.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF9730; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.5<br />(67.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF7900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.9<br />(75.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF5800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.7<br />(83.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF4200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.8<br />(89.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF3000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.4<br />(93.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF0700; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">40.4<br />(104.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF2100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.6<br />(97.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF2A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.4<br />(95.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF6A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.0<br />(78.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF9123; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.4<br />(68.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFAA56; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.7<br />(62.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF0700; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">40.4<br />(104.7) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFF6ED; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.8<br />(42.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFEEDD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.9<br />(44.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFD4A9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.7<br />(51.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFB871; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.8<br />(58.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF9F3F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.4<br />(65.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF8A16; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.4<br />(70.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF7B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.6<br />(74.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF7C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.4<br />(74.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF962E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.6<br />(67.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFB871; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.8<br />(58.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFDBB8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.6<br />(49.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFF2E6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.3<br />(43.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFB973; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">14.6<br />(58.3) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #F7F7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.2<br />(37.8) </td> <td style="background: #FAFAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.7<br />(38.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFF1E3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.5<br />(43.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFDBB7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.7<br />(49.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFC184; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.4<br />(56.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFAC5A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.4<br />(61.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF9E3E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.5<br />(65.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFA042; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.2<br />(64.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFB76F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.9<br />(58.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFD2A5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.0<br />(51.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFEFDF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.8<br />(44.2) </td> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.8<br />(38.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFD5AC; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">10.5<br />(50.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #E9E9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.6<br />(33.1) </td> <td style="background: #E9E9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.6<br />(33.1) </td> <td style="background: #F3F3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.4<br />(36.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFFDFC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.7<br />(40.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFE4C9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.4<br />(47.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFD0A1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.3<br />(52.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFC184; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.4<br />(56.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFC388; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.1<br />(55.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFD8B1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.1<br />(50.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFECD9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.2<br />(45.0) </td> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.9<br />(39.0) </td> <td style="background: #EEEEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.4<br />(34.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFF1E4; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">6.4<br />(43.6) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #8888FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−17.5<br />(0.5) </td> <td style="background: #8C8CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−16.7<br />(1.9) </td> <td style="background: #B0B0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−10.1<br />(13.8) </td> <td style="background: #C9C9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−5.5<br />(22.1) </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.1<br />(32.2) </td> <td style="background: #FAFAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.7<br />(38.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFF7EF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.6<br />(42.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFF4EA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.0<br />(42.8) </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.9<br />(37.2) </td> <td style="background: #CACAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−5.3<br />(22.5) </td> <td style="background: #B7B7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−8.7<br />(16.3) </td> <td style="background: #A7A7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−11.8<br />(10.8) </td> <td style="background: #8888FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−17.5<br />(0.5) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #88FF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">79.7<br />(3.14) </td> <td style="background: #8CFF8C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">69.9<br />(2.75) </td> <td style="background: #9DFF9D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65.5<br />(2.58) </td> <td style="background: #B5FFB5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">47.9<br />(1.89) </td> <td style="background: #9DFF9D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65.1<br />(2.56) </td> <td style="background: #89FF89; color:#000000;" class="notheme">76.0<br />(2.99) </td> <td style="background: #8EFF8E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">75.6<br />(2.98) </td> <td style="background: #7FFF7F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">85.6<br />(3.37) </td> <td style="background: #9DFF9D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">63.3<br />(2.49) </td> <td style="background: #9BFF9B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67.1<br />(2.64) </td> <td style="background: #8AFF8A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">75.7<br />(2.98) </td> <td style="background: #6CFF6C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">98.3<br />(3.87) </td> <td style="background: #91FF91; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">869.7<br />(34.24) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 1 mm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #6161FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.8 </td> <td style="background: #6161FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">11.6 </td> <td style="background: #7373FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.3 </td> <td style="background: #8A8AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.1 </td> <td style="background: #8181FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.2 </td> <td style="background: #7C7CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.2 </td> <td style="background: #8181FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.2 </td> <td style="background: #7F7FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.3 </td> <td style="background: #8484FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.6 </td> <td style="background: #7C7CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.6 </td> <td style="background: #6464FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.1 </td> <td style="background: #4D4DFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">14.4 </td> <td style="background: #7474FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">132.4 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean monthly <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">sunshine hours</a> </th> <td style="background: #646464; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">55 </td> <td style="background: #929292; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">73 </td> <td style="background: #B9B94F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">126 </td> <td style="background: #D3D300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">178 </td> <td style="background: #D8D800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">204 </td> <td style="background: #DBDB00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">208 </td> <td style="background: #DBDB00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">217 </td> <td style="background: #D9D900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">206 </td> <td style="background: #C9C900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">157 </td> <td style="background: #B3B370; color:#000000;" class="notheme">114 </td> <td style="background: #787878; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">64 </td> <td style="background: #555555; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">47 </td> <td style="background: #BFBF29; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,649 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 1: <a href="/wiki/Royal_Meteorological_Institute" title="Royal Meteorological Institute">Royal Meteorological Institute</a><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 2: Infoclimat<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Charleroi_-_h%C3%B4tel_de_ville_vu_de_la_place_Charles_II_-_2014-08-07.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Charleroi_-_h%C3%B4tel_de_ville_vu_de_la_place_Charles_II_-_2014-08-07.jpg/220px-Charleroi_-_h%C3%B4tel_de_ville_vu_de_la_place_Charles_II_-_2014-08-07.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Charleroi_-_h%C3%B4tel_de_ville_vu_de_la_place_Charles_II_-_2014-08-07.jpg/330px-Charleroi_-_h%C3%B4tel_de_ville_vu_de_la_place_Charles_II_-_2014-08-07.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Charleroi_-_h%C3%B4tel_de_ville_vu_de_la_place_Charles_II_-_2014-08-07.jpg/440px-Charleroi_-_h%C3%B4tel_de_ville_vu_de_la_place_Charles_II_-_2014-08-07.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4694" data-file-height="3110" /></a><figcaption>Charleroi's Town Hall</figcaption></figure> <p>Before the merger of municipalities, from <a href="/wiki/Belgian_Revolution" title="Belgian Revolution">Belgian independence</a> in 1830 until 1 January 1977 (with the exception of the period linked to the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a>), Charleroi only experienced liberal mayors and majorities. The municipal elections in 1976, just before the merger of municipalities, brought an absolute majority for the <a href="/wiki/Socialist_Party_(Belgium)" title="Socialist Party (Belgium)">Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste or PS)</a>, and Lucien Harmegnies, previous minister and until then mayor of <a href="/wiki/Marcinelle" title="Marcinelle">Marcinelle</a>, became the first socialist mayor of the new entity. Since 1977, the Socialist Party has constantly been part of the political majority within the municipal council, either holding an absolute majority or being in coalition with other parties. </p><p>In 2005, numerous judicial affairs put into question Charleroi's elected socialist municipal councillors. The media resonance and the impact were significant at local, regional and even national level. At local level, the PS lost its absolute majority as a result of the municipality elections of 8 October 2006. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Carolor%C3%A9gienne_affair" title="Carolorégienne affair">Carolorégienne affair</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Voka-20220201-Toppol-Thomas_Dermine-web-106_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Voka-20220201-Toppol-Thomas_Dermine-web-106_%28cropped%29.jpg/170px-Voka-20220201-Toppol-Thomas_Dermine-web-106_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Voka-20220201-Toppol-Thomas_Dermine-web-106_%28cropped%29.jpg/255px-Voka-20220201-Toppol-Thomas_Dermine-web-106_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Voka-20220201-Toppol-Thomas_Dermine-web-106_%28cropped%29.jpg/340px-Voka-20220201-Toppol-Thomas_Dermine-web-106_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="544" data-file-height="817" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Dermine" title="Thomas Dermine">Thomas Dermine</a>, mayor of Charleroi since 2024</figcaption></figure> <p>At the elections of October 2012, the PS, under the leadership of <a href="/wiki/Paul_Magnette" title="Paul Magnette">Paul Magnette</a>, regained the absolute majority at the municipal council. Mayor Paul Magnette chose, however, to open the socialist majority and to reconduct the coalition of socialists, liberals and centrists.<sup id="cite_ref-52_serments_devant_500_spectateurs_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52_serments_devant_500_spectateurs-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the municipal elections of 2018, Magnette, re-elected mayor, opened the socialist city majority to ecologists and centrists (C+). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Municipal_elections">Municipal elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Municipal elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Party </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Belgian_municipal_elections,_2000" class="mw-redirect" title="Belgian municipal elections, 2000">2000</a> (%) </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Belgian_municipal_elections,_2006" class="mw-redirect" title="Belgian municipal elections, 2006">2006</a> (%) </th> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_Belgian_local_elections" title="2012 Belgian local elections">2012</a> (%) </th> <th><a href="/wiki/2018_Belgian_local_elections" title="2018 Belgian local elections">2018</a> (%) </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Party_(francophone_Belgium)" class="mw-redirect" title="Socialist Party (francophone Belgium)">Socialist Party</a> (<i>Parti Socialiste</i>) </td> <td>51.4 </td> <td>38.4 </td> <td>47.7 </td> <td>41.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Reformist_Movement" title="Reformist Movement">Reformist Movement</a> (<i>Mouvement Réformateur</i>) </td> <td>16.1 </td> <td>24.6 </td> <td>16.3 </td> <td>11.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Humanist_Democratic_Centre" title="Humanist Democratic Centre">Humanist Democratic Centre</a> (<i>Centre Démocrate Humaniste</i>) </td> <td>9.6 </td> <td>14.4 </td> <td>10.6 </td> <td>7.61<sup>(*)</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Front_(Belgium)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Front (Belgium)">National Front</a> (<i>Front National</i>) </td> <td>6.9 </td> <td>9.5 </td> <td>5.8<sup>(**)</sup> </td> <td>/ </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ecolo" title="Ecolo">Ecolo</a> </td> <td>11.4 </td> <td>8.1 </td> <td>7.4 </td> <td>7.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Workers%27_Party_of_Belgium" title="Workers' Party of Belgium">PTB/PTB+</a> </td> <td>1.3 </td> <td>2.1 </td> <td>3.4 </td> <td>15.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/D%C3%A9FI" title="DéFI">DéFI</a> </td> <td>/ </td> <td>/ </td> <td>1.8 </td> <td>5.2 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><small> (*)Under the local list name "C+" </small> <small> (**)Under alternative name </small> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Landmarks">Landmarks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Landmarks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Belfry_(architecture)" class="mw-redirect" title="Belfry (architecture)">belfry</a>, part of the City Hall, was inscribed on the <a href="/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">UNESCO</a> <a href="/wiki/World_Heritage_List" class="mw-redirect" title="World Heritage List">World Heritage List</a> in 1999 as part of the <a href="/wiki/Belfries_of_Belgium_and_France" title="Belfries of Belgium and France">Belfries of Belgium and France</a> site.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Maison Dorée was built in 1899 by <a href="/wiki/Art_Nouveau" title="Art Nouveau">Art Nouveau</a> architect Alfred Frère. Its name is derived from the golden <a href="/wiki/Sgraffito" title="Sgraffito">sgraffiti</a> that adorn the <a href="/wiki/Fa%C3%A7ade" title="Façade">façade</a>.</li> <li>The city is home to several museums of fine art, glass and other disciplines, as well as a significant one specializing in photography, in the Mont-sur-Marchienne district.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Castle of Monceau-sur-Sambre : set into a large English style park, high building flanked by circular towers, dating mainly from the seventeenth and eighteenth century.</li> <li>St. Christopher's Church (Charleroi Ville-Haute) : construction started in 1667 under the reign of Louis XIV. The church has been several times restored and transformed in a modern-style architecture in 1956.</li> <li>St. Antoine's Church (Charleroi Ville-Basse) : it was inaugurated in 1830 in a <a href="/wiki/Neoclassical_architecture" title="Neoclassical architecture">neoclassical style</a>, its architect is Jean Kuypers.</li> <li>The Protestant Church of Belgium (Charleroi Ville-Haute) : the church has held English-speaking (Anglican) services since 1933.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Episcopal services in English continue on the second and fourth Sundays of the month until the present day.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Former hôtel des Postes (Charleroi Ville-Basse) : building with a belfry in Flemish neo-renaissance style on the place Verte constructed in 1907.</li> <li>The Caserne Caporal Trésignies (Charleroi Ville-Basse) : Former <a href="/wiki/Gothic_Revival" class="mw-redirect" title="Gothic Revival">Gothic Revival</a> Infantry Barracks, now houses the Museum of the Chasseurs à pied.</li> <li>Monument to the Martyrs (Charleroi Ville-Haute) : a neoclassical memorial inaugurated in 1923, honoring the memory of the victims of both world wars.</li> <li>Eden (Charleroi Ville-Haute) : The building was built by Auguste Cador towards the end of the 19th century.</li> <li>In remembrance to the Jews of Charleroi being murdered by the Nazi regime, the German artist <a href="/wiki/Gunter_Demnig" title="Gunter Demnig">Gunter Demnig</a> has collocated nine <a href="/wiki/Stolpersteine_in_Charleroi" title="Stolpersteine in Charleroi">Stolpersteine in Charleroi</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bois_du_Cazier" title="Bois du Cazier">Bois du Cazier</a> (<a href="/wiki/Marcinelle" title="Marcinelle">Marcinelle</a>) : coal mining dating from the nineteenth century inscribed in 2012 on the UNESCO World Heritage List. A museum of industry and glassware is located in the buildings of the industrial era.</li> <li>The Passage de la Bourse (Charleroi Ville-Basse) : is a commercial gallery inaugurated in 1892 in a mixture of <a href="/wiki/Neoclassical_architecture" title="Neoclassical architecture">neoclassical</a> and Flemish neo-Renaissance styles.</li> <li>The Tour Bleue ("Blue Tower"), located in the centre of Charleroi and 75 m high. Realised in 2015 by <a href="/wiki/Jean_Nouvel" title="Jean Nouvel">Jean Nouvel</a>, it is the headquarters of the Police.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 205px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 200px; height: 200px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charleroi_-_Palais_des_Beaux-arts_-_2024-03-14_-_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Palais des Beaux-Arts"><img alt="Palais des Beaux-Arts" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Charleroi_-_Palais_des_Beaux-arts_-_2024-03-14_-_01.jpg/250px-Charleroi_-_Palais_des_Beaux-arts_-_2024-03-14_-_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Charleroi_-_Palais_des_Beaux-arts_-_2024-03-14_-_01.jpg/330px-Charleroi_-_Palais_des_Beaux-arts_-_2024-03-14_-_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Charleroi_-_Palais_des_Beaux-arts_-_2024-03-14_-_01.jpg/500px-Charleroi_-_Palais_des_Beaux-arts_-_2024-03-14_-_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4014" data-file-height="2258" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Palais des Beaux-Arts</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 205px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 200px; height: 200px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charleroi_-_caserne_Tr%C3%A9signies_-_2020-06-23_-_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Caserne Caporal Trésignies"><img alt="Caserne Caporal Trésignies" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Charleroi_-_caserne_Tr%C3%A9signies_-_2020-06-23_-_01.jpg/250px-Charleroi_-_caserne_Tr%C3%A9signies_-_2020-06-23_-_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Charleroi_-_caserne_Tr%C3%A9signies_-_2020-06-23_-_01.jpg/330px-Charleroi_-_caserne_Tr%C3%A9signies_-_2020-06-23_-_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Charleroi_-_caserne_Tr%C3%A9signies_-_2020-06-23_-_01.jpg/500px-Charleroi_-_caserne_Tr%C3%A9signies_-_2020-06-23_-_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4111" data-file-height="2416" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Caserne Caporal Trésignies</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 205px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 200px; height: 200px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charleroi_-_Eden_-_2022-05-03_-_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Eden theater"><img alt="Eden theater" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Charleroi_-_Eden_-_2022-05-03_-_02.jpg/170px-Charleroi_-_Eden_-_2022-05-03_-_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Charleroi_-_Eden_-_2022-05-03_-_02.jpg/255px-Charleroi_-_Eden_-_2022-05-03_-_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Charleroi_-_Eden_-_2022-05-03_-_02.jpg/340px-Charleroi_-_Eden_-_2022-05-03_-_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3763" data-file-height="2493" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Eden theater</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 205px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 200px; height: 200px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charleroi_-_%C3%89glise_Saint-Antoine_de_Padoue_-_caf%C3%A9_les_Milles_colonnes.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="St. Antoine's Church (left) with the Passage de la Bourse (right)"><img alt="St. Antoine's Church (left) with the Passage de la Bourse (right)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Charleroi_-_%C3%89glise_Saint-Antoine_de_Padoue_-_caf%C3%A9_les_Milles_colonnes.jpg/170px-Charleroi_-_%C3%89glise_Saint-Antoine_de_Padoue_-_caf%C3%A9_les_Milles_colonnes.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Charleroi_-_%C3%89glise_Saint-Antoine_de_Padoue_-_caf%C3%A9_les_Milles_colonnes.jpg/255px-Charleroi_-_%C3%89glise_Saint-Antoine_de_Padoue_-_caf%C3%A9_les_Milles_colonnes.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Charleroi_-_%C3%89glise_Saint-Antoine_de_Padoue_-_caf%C3%A9_les_Milles_colonnes.jpg/340px-Charleroi_-_%C3%89glise_Saint-Antoine_de_Padoue_-_caf%C3%A9_les_Milles_colonnes.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4450" data-file-height="3147" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">St. Antoine's Church (left) with the Passage de la Bourse (right)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 205px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 200px; height: 200px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%C3%89glise_Saint-Christophe_de_Charleroi_(DSCF7701).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="St. Christopher's Church"><img alt="St. Christopher's Church" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/%C3%89glise_Saint-Christophe_de_Charleroi_%28DSCF7701%29.jpg/170px-%C3%89glise_Saint-Christophe_de_Charleroi_%28DSCF7701%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/%C3%89glise_Saint-Christophe_de_Charleroi_%28DSCF7701%29.jpg/255px-%C3%89glise_Saint-Christophe_de_Charleroi_%28DSCF7701%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/%C3%89glise_Saint-Christophe_de_Charleroi_%28DSCF7701%29.jpg/340px-%C3%89glise_Saint-Christophe_de_Charleroi_%28DSCF7701%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4230" data-file-height="3272" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">St. Christopher's Church</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 205px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 200px; height: 200px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charleroi_-_Beffroi_vu_de_la_place_du_Man%C3%A8ge_-_2023-07-06_-_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The belfry in front of the Place du Manège"><img alt="The belfry in front of the Place du Manège" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Charleroi_-_Beffroi_vu_de_la_place_du_Man%C3%A8ge_-_2023-07-06_-_01.jpg/120px-Charleroi_-_Beffroi_vu_de_la_place_du_Man%C3%A8ge_-_2023-07-06_-_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="112" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Charleroi_-_Beffroi_vu_de_la_place_du_Man%C3%A8ge_-_2023-07-06_-_01.jpg/250px-Charleroi_-_Beffroi_vu_de_la_place_du_Man%C3%A8ge_-_2023-07-06_-_01.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="2676" data-file-height="4041" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The belfry in front of the Place du Manège</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 205px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 200px; height: 200px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charleroi-ville-belgique-tour-bleue-paysafe.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Tour Bleue in the Charleroi skyline"><img alt="The Tour Bleue in the Charleroi skyline" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Charleroi-ville-belgique-tour-bleue-paysafe.jpg/170px-Charleroi-ville-belgique-tour-bleue-paysafe.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Charleroi-ville-belgique-tour-bleue-paysafe.jpg/255px-Charleroi-ville-belgique-tour-bleue-paysafe.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Charleroi-ville-belgique-tour-bleue-paysafe.jpg/340px-Charleroi-ville-belgique-tour-bleue-paysafe.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5542" data-file-height="3684" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The Tour Bleue in the Charleroi skyline</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Charleroi_-_Place_Verte_2017-03-11_-_07.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Charleroi_-_Place_Verte_2017-03-11_-_07.jpg/250px-Charleroi_-_Place_Verte_2017-03-11_-_07.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Charleroi_-_Place_Verte_2017-03-11_-_07.jpg/330px-Charleroi_-_Place_Verte_2017-03-11_-_07.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Charleroi_-_Place_Verte_2017-03-11_-_07.jpg/500px-Charleroi_-_Place_Verte_2017-03-11_-_07.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4402" data-file-height="3277" /></a><figcaption>Rive Gauche</figcaption></figure> <p>Charleroi was in the center of a coal basin as well as steel and glass industries. Even so, due to the widespread loss in industrial power in the area since the 1970s, the coal and steel areas experienced a significant decline for most of the 1980s and 1990s. </p><p>From these industrial activities, the region of Charleroi has inherited a wide industrial area for electrical engineering and production of iron, steel, glass and chemicals. The conglomerate <a href="/wiki/ArcelorMittal" title="ArcelorMittal">ArcelorMittal</a> subdivided its <a href="/wiki/Industeel" class="mw-redirect" title="Industeel">Industeel</a> unit to encompass the Charleroi steelworks.<sup id="cite_ref-nlejsl_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nlejsl-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-jlejsl_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jlejsl-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Moreover, from the early 2000s, the overall economy of the area has diversified to include health care, logistics, biotechnologies, energy (Suez), railway transportation (Alstom) and telecommunications (Alcatel). </p><p>More recently, other sectors have developed, mainly civil and military aeronautics (SABCA, SONACA), logistics, printing and biotechnology. The aeronautics and space industry is developing rapidly around Charleroi-Brussels-South airport with the foundation of two university research centres: the Center of Excellence in Information Technologies (CETIC) serving as a center of expertise for the development of Walloon companies and founded by UCLouvain with the universities of Namur and Mons, as well as the Cenaero (Centre for research in aeronautics) of the University of Liège (ULiège), the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) and the University of Brussels (ULB). </p><p>Likewise, the Brussels South Charleroi Airport has evolved in a major commercial success with a grow of passengers from 210.000 in 1998<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to 8.3 millions passengers in 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Therefore, it has become the second airport of Belgium for passenger transport which is a substantial asset for the economical and commercial development of the region of Charleroi. The activity of the airport thus generates numerous direct and indirect jobs. </p><p>The Intercommunale Igretec is the official body of the region of Charleroi giving assistance and support for the installation and development of high-tech companies around the airport and in the region of Charleroi. </p><p>Charleroi is also connected through highways with all the major cities of Belgium and the French border. It has also a port ("Port autonome de Charleroi") and a river network giving access to three major ports (Dunkirk, Antwerp and Rotterdam). </p><p>From the 1990s, two big shopping malls (Ville 2 and Rive Gauche), cinemas and even a local craft brewery have been created in and around the city center also bringing back shops and customers downtown. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Charleroi is Belgium's biggest city without having its own university. In 1966 the <a href="/wiki/UCLouvain" title="UCLouvain">University of Louvain</a> began operations in Charleroi with three faculties on its <a href="/wiki/UCLouvain_Charleroi" title="UCLouvain Charleroi">UCLouvain Charleroi</a> campus based in the city center and in <a href="/wiki/Montignies-sur-Sambre" title="Montignies-sur-Sambre">Montignies-sur-Sambre</a>, including the <a href="/wiki/Louvain_School_of_Management" title="Louvain School of Management">Louvain School of Management</a> and, more recently, the <a href="/wiki/Louvain_School_of_Engineering" title="Louvain School of Engineering">Louvain School of Engineering</a>, issuing Bachelor's and Master's degrees and conducting research. Other universities have since started operations in Charleroi, including the Universities of <a href="/wiki/Universit%C3%A9_de_Namur" title="Université de Namur">Namur</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Mons" title="University of Mons">Mons</a> and the <i><a href="/wiki/Universit%C3%A9_libre_de_Bruxelles" title="Université libre de Bruxelles">Université libre de Bruxelles</a></i>. </p><p>Thanks to the <a href="/wiki/European_Regional_Development_Fund" title="European Regional Development Fund">European Regional Development Fund</a> (ERDF) of the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a>, a Campus of Sciences, Art and Trade is currently being developed in downtown Charleroi. This Campus, located on the site of the University of Labor, will constitute a real center of excellence for training - teaching - research in the city center equipped with a Cité des Métiers, a University Center, a Center for Technological Higher Education, a “Design – Innovation” Competence Center. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Primary_and_secondary_schools">Primary and secondary schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Primary and secondary schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Charleroi_-_Ath%C3%A9n%C3%A9e_royal_Vauban_-_fa%C3%A7ade.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Charleroi_-_Ath%C3%A9n%C3%A9e_royal_Vauban_-_fa%C3%A7ade.jpg/250px-Charleroi_-_Ath%C3%A9n%C3%A9e_royal_Vauban_-_fa%C3%A7ade.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Charleroi_-_Ath%C3%A9n%C3%A9e_royal_Vauban_-_fa%C3%A7ade.jpg/330px-Charleroi_-_Ath%C3%A9n%C3%A9e_royal_Vauban_-_fa%C3%A7ade.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Charleroi_-_Ath%C3%A9n%C3%A9e_royal_Vauban_-_fa%C3%A7ade.jpg/500px-Charleroi_-_Ath%C3%A9n%C3%A9e_royal_Vauban_-_fa%C3%A7ade.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Ath%C3%A9n%C3%A9e_Royal_Vauban" title="Athénée Royal Vauban">Athénée Royal Vauban</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Secondary schools include:<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Athénée Royal Jules Destrée</li> <li>Athénée Royal Orsini Dewerpe</li> <li>Athénée Royal de Gilly</li> <li>Athénée Royal Les Marlaires</li> <li>Athénée Royal Ernest Solvay</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ath%C3%A9n%C3%A9e_Royal_Vauban" title="Athénée Royal Vauban">Athénée Royal Vauban</a></li> <li>Athénée Royal Yvonne Vieslet</li> <li>Centre Educatif Communal Secondaire — La Garenne</li> <li>Institut d'Enseignement Technique Secondaire de l’UT</li> <li>Institut Jean Jaurès de l’UT</li> <li>Centre Educatif Communal Secondaire de Couillet-Marcinelle</li> <li>Institut Provincial d’Enseignement Secondaire Paramédical La Samaritaine</li></ul> <p>The catholic secondary schools include: </p> <ul><li>Institut Saint-Joseph (ISJ);</li> <li>Institut Saint-André (ISA);</li> <li>Institut Notre-Dame (IND) ;</li> <li>IET Notre-Dame (IETND);</li> <li>Collège du Sacré-Cœur (jesuits);</li> <li>Collège Technique Aumôniers du Travail de Charleroi (ATC).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Air">Air</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Air"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Charleroi-Bruxelles-sud-a%C3%A9roport-Christophe-Vandercam.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Charleroi-Bruxelles-sud-a%C3%A9roport-Christophe-Vandercam.jpg/250px-Charleroi-Bruxelles-sud-a%C3%A9roport-Christophe-Vandercam.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Charleroi-Bruxelles-sud-a%C3%A9roport-Christophe-Vandercam.jpg/330px-Charleroi-Bruxelles-sud-a%C3%A9roport-Christophe-Vandercam.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Charleroi-Bruxelles-sud-a%C3%A9roport-Christophe-Vandercam.jpg/500px-Charleroi-Bruxelles-sud-a%C3%A9roport-Christophe-Vandercam.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3167" data-file-height="1260" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Brussels_South_Charleroi_Airport" title="Brussels South Charleroi Airport">Brussels South Charleroi Airport</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Brussels_South_Charleroi_Airport" title="Brussels South Charleroi Airport">Brussels South Charleroi Airport</a> in <a href="/wiki/Gosselies" title="Gosselies">Gosselies</a>, 7 km (4.3 mi) north of the centre, opened in 1919 as a flight school.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later, it housed the <a href="/wiki/Avions_Fairey" title="Avions Fairey">Fairey</a> aircraft-factory building.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Gosselies is now used as an alternate airport for <a href="/wiki/Brussels" title="Brussels">Brussels</a>. Low-cost carrier <a href="/wiki/Ryanair" title="Ryanair">Ryanair</a> is the largest airline to provide service there; others include <a href="/wiki/Wizz_Air" title="Wizz Air">Wizz Air</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jetairfly" class="mw-redirect" title="Jetairfly">Jetairfly</a>. Seasonal holiday charters also use the airport. </p><p>A new terminal opened in January 2008,<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> replacing a much smaller building which had exceeded capacity. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Brussels" title="Brussels">Brussels</a> is 47 km (29 mi) north of Charleroi Airport. </p><p>In October 2021, the 650 m (2,130 ft) extension of the runway was officially opened, bringing it to a total length of 3,200 m (10,500 ft).<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rail">Rail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Station_Charleroi-Sud.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Station_Charleroi-Sud.jpg/250px-Station_Charleroi-Sud.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Station_Charleroi-Sud.jpg/330px-Station_Charleroi-Sud.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Station_Charleroi-Sud.jpg/500px-Station_Charleroi-Sud.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3637" data-file-height="2405" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Charleroi-Central_railway_station" title="Charleroi-Central railway station">Charleroi-Central railway station</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Charleroi is connected by train to other Belgian major cities through the main <a href="/wiki/Charleroi-Central_railway_station" title="Charleroi-Central railway station">Charleroi-Central railway station</a>. The city also has a secondary railway station, <a href="/wiki/Charleroi-West_railway_station" title="Charleroi-West railway station">Charleroi-West</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Belgium_&_Luxembourg_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Belgium_&_Luxembourg-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> on the Charleroi-to-<a href="/wiki/Ottignies" class="mw-redirect" title="Ottignies">Ottignies</a> line. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="River_transport">River transport</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: River transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Port autonome de Charleroi gives access through the Belgian, Dutch and French canal and river network to three major ports (Dunkirk, Antwerp and Rotterdam). Il is composed of twenty-nine ports in the region of Charleroi distributed along the <a href="/wiki/River_Sambre" class="mw-redirect" title="River Sambre">river Sambre</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Brussels-Charleroi_canal" class="mw-redirect" title="Brussels-Charleroi canal">Brussels-Charleroi canal</a>. It has 8 km of embankments, 5 million tons of goods transported each year, 10.000 containers and a trimodal platform for the containers; 100 companies have a concession and there are 1700 direct and 1000 indirect jobs associated.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_transport">Public transport</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Public transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:M%C3%A9tro_l%C3%A9ger_de_Charleroi_-_station_Sud_-_travaux_-_2022-11-26_-_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/M%C3%A9tro_l%C3%A9ger_de_Charleroi_-_station_Sud_-_travaux_-_2022-11-26_-_01.jpg/220px-M%C3%A9tro_l%C3%A9ger_de_Charleroi_-_station_Sud_-_travaux_-_2022-11-26_-_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/M%C3%A9tro_l%C3%A9ger_de_Charleroi_-_station_Sud_-_travaux_-_2022-11-26_-_01.jpg/330px-M%C3%A9tro_l%C3%A9ger_de_Charleroi_-_station_Sud_-_travaux_-_2022-11-26_-_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/M%C3%A9tro_l%C3%A9ger_de_Charleroi_-_station_Sud_-_travaux_-_2022-11-26_-_01.jpg/440px-M%C3%A9tro_l%C3%A9ger_de_Charleroi_-_station_Sud_-_travaux_-_2022-11-26_-_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4908" data-file-height="3251" /></a><figcaption><i>Gare centrale</i> (MLC)</figcaption></figure> <p>Public transport is provided by <a href="/wiki/Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9_R%C3%A9gionale_Wallonne_du_Transport" class="mw-redirect" title="Société Régionale Wallonne du Transport">TEC</a> (Transport En Commun), the <a href="/wiki/Walloons" title="Walloons">Walloon</a> public transport service. The greater Charleroi region is served by bus lines and a <a href="/wiki/Light-rail" class="mw-redirect" title="Light-rail">light-rail</a> <a href="/wiki/Semi-metro" title="Semi-metro">semi-metro</a> system,<sup id="cite_ref-LRTA_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LRTA-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> named <i><a href="/wiki/M%C3%A9tro_L%C3%A9ger_de_Charleroi" title="Métro Léger de Charleroi">Métro Léger de Charleroi</a></i>. Part of the latter is famous for incorporating one of the few remnants of the <a href="/wiki/Vicinal_tramway" class="mw-redirect" title="Vicinal tramway">Vicinal</a>, the former Belgian national tramway network. Charleroi also has a planned four-line S-bahn type suburban rail system, the <a href="/w/index.php?title=R%C3%A9seau_express_r%C3%A9gional_de_Charleroi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Réseau express régional de Charleroi (page does not exist)">Réseau express régional de Charleroi</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9seau_express_r%C3%A9gional_de_Charleroi" class="extiw" title="fr:Réseau express régional de Charleroi">fr</a>]</span> (Réseau S). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Charleroi_light_rail_system">Charleroi light rail system</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Charleroi light rail system"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:M%C3%A9tro_l%C3%A9ger_de_Charleroi_-_v%C3%A9hicule_7429_r%C3%A9nov%C3%A9_-_2024-02-01_-_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/M%C3%A9tro_l%C3%A9ger_de_Charleroi_-_v%C3%A9hicule_7429_r%C3%A9nov%C3%A9_-_2024-02-01_-_01.jpg/250px-M%C3%A9tro_l%C3%A9ger_de_Charleroi_-_v%C3%A9hicule_7429_r%C3%A9nov%C3%A9_-_2024-02-01_-_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/M%C3%A9tro_l%C3%A9ger_de_Charleroi_-_v%C3%A9hicule_7429_r%C3%A9nov%C3%A9_-_2024-02-01_-_01.jpg/330px-M%C3%A9tro_l%C3%A9ger_de_Charleroi_-_v%C3%A9hicule_7429_r%C3%A9nov%C3%A9_-_2024-02-01_-_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/M%C3%A9tro_l%C3%A9ger_de_Charleroi_-_v%C3%A9hicule_7429_r%C3%A9nov%C3%A9_-_2024-02-01_-_01.jpg/500px-M%C3%A9tro_l%C3%A9ger_de_Charleroi_-_v%C3%A9hicule_7429_r%C3%A9nov%C3%A9_-_2024-02-01_-_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4161" data-file-height="2340" /></a><figcaption>Métro Léger de Charleroi</figcaption></figure> <p>The <i><a href="/wiki/M%C3%A9tro_L%C3%A9ger_de_Charleroi" title="Métro Léger de Charleroi">Métro Léger de Charleroi</a></i> is equally famous for the parts of the system which were never built, partially built or fully completed but not opened. It was planned in the 1960s as a 48 km (30 mi.) light-rail network, operating partly on <a href="/wiki/Rapid_transit" title="Rapid transit">metro</a> infrastructure, consisting of eight branch lines radiating from a central loop downtown.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, only one line (to Petria), part of another line (to Gilly) and three-quarters of the loop were actually built and opened to traffic, all from 1976 to 1996. Another branch line toward the suburb of Châtelet (Châtelineau) was almost fully built, to the extent of installing power cables, escalators and still-working electric signals in the first three stations<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but was never opened as passenger numbers would be too low to economically justify the extra staff. The high costs of construction, a decline in Charleroi's traditional "smokestack" industries and questioning of the scope of the whole project in proportion to the actual demand for it are cited as reasons for the original plan's becoming unfulfilled. </p><p>The central loop and the Gilly branch as far as Soleilmont were completed in 2012, with funds from the <a href="/wiki/European_Investment_Bank" title="European Investment Bank">European Investment Bank</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Gosselies branch opened as a street-level tramline in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2021 it was announced that €60m will be allocated to refurbish and open the long-ago completed but never served inner section of the Châtelet "ghost" line, and extend it to the new hospital development in the area.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>in June 2021, the new look of the first renovated tram was presented. This €22 million fleet-wide renovation will be completed by 2026.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="3">Group of origin </th> <th colspan="2">Year </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">2023<sup id="cite_ref-:7_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Number </th> <th>% </th></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Belgians with Belgian background </th> <td>98,798 </td> <th>48.48% </th></tr> <tr> <th>Belgians with foreign background<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>70,839 </td> <th>34.76% </th></tr> <tr> <td>Neighboring country<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>5,991 </td> <td>2.94% </td></tr> <tr> <td>EU27 (excluding neighbouring country) </td> <td>26,518 </td> <td>13.01% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Outside EU 27 </td> <td>38,330 </td> <td>18.81% </td></tr> <tr> <th>Non-Belgians </th> <th>32,367 </th> <th>15.88% </th></tr> <tr> <td>Neighbouring country<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2,529 </td> <td>1.24% </td></tr> <tr> <td>EU27 (excluding neighbouring country) </td> <td>15,152 </td> <td>7.44% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Outside EU 27 </td> <td>14,686 </td> <td>7.21% </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total </th> <td>203,785 </td> <th>100% </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Museums">Museums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Museums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Charleroi_-_Mus%C3%A9e_des_Beaux-arts_-_2022-12-27_-_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Charleroi_-_Mus%C3%A9e_des_Beaux-arts_-_2022-12-27_-_02.jpg/250px-Charleroi_-_Mus%C3%A9e_des_Beaux-arts_-_2022-12-27_-_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Charleroi_-_Mus%C3%A9e_des_Beaux-arts_-_2022-12-27_-_02.jpg/330px-Charleroi_-_Mus%C3%A9e_des_Beaux-arts_-_2022-12-27_-_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Charleroi_-_Mus%C3%A9e_des_Beaux-arts_-_2022-12-27_-_02.jpg/500px-Charleroi_-_Mus%C3%A9e_des_Beaux-arts_-_2022-12-27_-_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4234" data-file-height="2805" /></a><figcaption>The Musée des Beaux-Arts</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Charleroi_musee-de-la-photographie_050711.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Charleroi_musee-de-la-photographie_050711.jpg/220px-Charleroi_musee-de-la-photographie_050711.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Charleroi_musee-de-la-photographie_050711.jpg/330px-Charleroi_musee-de-la-photographie_050711.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Charleroi_musee-de-la-photographie_050711.jpg/440px-Charleroi_musee-de-la-photographie_050711.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="1389" /></a><figcaption>Musée de la photographie</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bois_du_Cazier_in_Marcinelle,_Charleroi_(DSCF7718).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Bois_du_Cazier_in_Marcinelle%2C_Charleroi_%28DSCF7718%29.jpg/250px-Bois_du_Cazier_in_Marcinelle%2C_Charleroi_%28DSCF7718%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Bois_du_Cazier_in_Marcinelle%2C_Charleroi_%28DSCF7718%29.jpg/330px-Bois_du_Cazier_in_Marcinelle%2C_Charleroi_%28DSCF7718%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Bois_du_Cazier_in_Marcinelle%2C_Charleroi_%28DSCF7718%29.jpg/500px-Bois_du_Cazier_in_Marcinelle%2C_Charleroi_%28DSCF7718%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4478" data-file-height="3008" /></a><figcaption>The Bois du Cazier</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>Musée de la photographie, opened in 1987, is housed in a former <a href="/wiki/Gothic_Revival_architecture" title="Gothic Revival architecture">Gothic Revival</a> <a href="/wiki/Carmelites" title="Carmelites">Carmelite monastery</a>. It is the largest photography museum in Europe, featuring a diverse collection and hosting various exhibitions in <a href="/wiki/Mont-sur-Marchienne" title="Mont-sur-Marchienne">Mont-sur-Marchienne</a></li> <li>Musée des Chasseurs à pied, located in the former Corporal Tresignie barracks (named after Léon Trésignies, a Belgian hero of <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>), is a military museum.</li> <li>BPS22, art museum of the <a href="/wiki/Hainaut_Province" title="Hainaut Province">Hainaut province</a> installed in a former industrial hall built during the Charleroi exhibition in 1911, in which training was provided for industrial professions.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bois_du_Cazier" title="Bois du Cazier">Bois du Cazier</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Marcinelle" title="Marcinelle">Marcinelle</a></li> <li>Musée des Beaux-Arts ("Museum of Fine Arts"), is housed in a former cavalry barracks. This historic building was transformed to showcase a diverse collection of artworks, like <a href="/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois-Joseph_Navez" title="François-Joseph Navez">François-Joseph Navez</a>, Gustave Camus and <a href="/wiki/Pierre_Paulus" title="Pierre Paulus">Pierre Paulus</a>. It is located near the Tour Bleue created by <a href="/wiki/Jean_Nouvel" title="Jean Nouvel">Jean Nouvel</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Theatres_and_dance_hall">Theatres and dance hall</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Theatres and dance hall"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charleroi_Danses" title="Charleroi Danses">Charleroi Danses</a></li> <li>Théâtre de l'Ancre</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Performance_halls_and_cultural_centers">Performance halls and cultural centers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Performance halls and cultural centers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Rockerill, alternative concert hall, exhibition space and performances located in <a href="/wiki/Marchienne-au-Pont" title="Marchienne-au-Pont">Marchienne-au-Pont</a></li> <li>Vecteur, multidisciplinary cultural platform</li> <li>Eden, performance hall</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Media">Media</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dupuis" title="Dupuis">Éditions Dupuis</a>, comic and magazines publisher located in <a href="/wiki/Marcinelle" title="Marcinelle">Marcinelle</a></li> <li>Telesambre, regional television channel</li> <li>La Nouvelle Gazette, a Belgian French-language daily newspaper</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Folklore_events">Folklore events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Folklore events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Marches_of_Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse" title="Marches of Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse">Marches of Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse</a> : every year, from May to October, the Marches of Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse, both a religious procession and a folk march, take place in <a href="/wiki/Jumet" title="Jumet">Jumet</a> (Tour de la Madeleine) and in the region south of Charleroi, which bring together many walkers parading in costumes of <a href="/wiki/First_French_Empire" title="First French Empire">First Empire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Third_French_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Third French Empire">Third Empire</a> uniform. In 2012, fifteen of these marches were recognised as masterpieces of the <a href="/wiki/UNESCO_Intangible_Cultural_Heritage_Lists" title="UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists">Oral and Intangible Heritage by UNESCO</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Mardi_Gras" title="Mardi Gras">Mardi Gras</a> carnival with the release of the giants puppets and the parade of the Climbias, a folk and charity club in <a href="/wiki/Lodelinsart" title="Lodelinsart">Lodelinsart</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Easter" title="Easter">Easter</a> and <a href="/wiki/Assumption_of_Mary" title="Assumption of Mary">August</a> fairs.</li> <li>The Sunday market.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Itineraries,_tours"><span id="Itineraries.2C_tours"></span>Itineraries, tours</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Itineraries, tours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dampremy_-_Terril_Saint-Th%C3%A9odore_est_-_2021-03-28_-_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Dampremy_-_Terril_Saint-Th%C3%A9odore_est_-_2021-03-28_-_3.jpg/220px-Dampremy_-_Terril_Saint-Th%C3%A9odore_est_-_2021-03-28_-_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Dampremy_-_Terril_Saint-Th%C3%A9odore_est_-_2021-03-28_-_3.jpg/330px-Dampremy_-_Terril_Saint-Th%C3%A9odore_est_-_2021-03-28_-_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Dampremy_-_Terril_Saint-Th%C3%A9odore_est_-_2021-03-28_-_3.jpg/440px-Dampremy_-_Terril_Saint-Th%C3%A9odore_est_-_2021-03-28_-_3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4928" data-file-height="3264" /></a><figcaption>The Saint-Théodore <a href="/wiki/Spoil_tip" title="Spoil tip">slag heap</a>. A walkway of the Boucle Noire.</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>Boucle Noire ("Black Loop"), a 26 km walk between the industrial and natural landscape of Charleroi<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Grande dérive ("Big Drift") : this path forms a 54 km loop surrounding the greater Charleroi. La Grande Dérive, passes through the green margins of Charleroi, on marked trails, climbing on the slag heaps and crossing public parks, woods, agricultural areas and wasteland.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Eurovelo 3 pilgrims' route : Charleroi is located on the EuroVelo3 route. It is a 5,122 km long road that connects <a href="/wiki/Trondheim" title="Trondheim">Trondheim</a> in <a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> to <a href="/wiki/Santiago_de_Compostela" title="Santiago de Compostela">Santiago de Compostela</a> in <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a>. The route thus crosses seven countries, Norway, <a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a>, <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>, Belgium, <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> and Spain.</li> <li>In the Charleroi region, the <a href="/wiki/RAVeL_network" title="RAVeL network">RAVeL network</a> (in French Réseau Autonome des Voies Lentes and in English autonomous network of slow ways) allows cycling for sports and tourism purposes on protected routes. The routes take the towpaths along the river Sambre and the Charleroi-Brussels canal and on disused railway lines.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sports">Sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Charleroi_Stade_du_Pays_de_Charleroi_13.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Charleroi_Stade_du_Pays_de_Charleroi_13.jpg/220px-Charleroi_Stade_du_Pays_de_Charleroi_13.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Charleroi_Stade_du_Pays_de_Charleroi_13.jpg/330px-Charleroi_Stade_du_Pays_de_Charleroi_13.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Charleroi_Stade_du_Pays_de_Charleroi_13.jpg/440px-Charleroi_Stade_du_Pays_de_Charleroi_13.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="852" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Stade_du_Pays_de_Charleroi" title="Stade du Pays de Charleroi">Stade du Pays de Charleroi</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Charleroi is home to a number of champion teams in various sports. <a href="/wiki/Spirou_Charleroi" title="Spirou Charleroi">Spirou Charleroi</a> in <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> has been an eight-times winner in the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_League_Belgium_Division_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Basketball League Belgium Division I">Basketball League Belgium</a>. <a href="/wiki/La_Villette_Charleroi" title="La Villette Charleroi">La Villette Charleroi</a> in <a href="/wiki/Table_tennis" title="Table tennis">table tennis</a> is the most successful club in the <a href="/wiki/European_Champions_League_(table_tennis)" title="European Champions League (table tennis)">Champions League</a> with five titles and has been the Belgian champion multiple times. <a href="/wiki/Action_21_Charleroi" title="Action 21 Charleroi">Action 21 Charleroi</a> in <a href="/wiki/Futsal" title="Futsal">futsal</a> has won one <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Futsal_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="UEFA Futsal Cup">UEFA Futsal Cup</a> and nine titles in the <a href="/wiki/Belgian_Division_1" title="Belgian Division 1">Belgian Division 1</a>. In <a href="/wiki/Football_(soccer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Football (soccer)">football</a>, <a href="/wiki/R._Charleroi_S.C." class="mw-redirect" title="R. Charleroi S.C.">Royal Charleroi SC</a> and <a href="/wiki/R.O.C._de_Charleroi-Marchienne" class="mw-redirect" title="R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne">ROC Charleroi</a> have finished second in the <a href="/wiki/Belgian_Pro_League" title="Belgian Pro League">Belgian Pro League</a>. The 30,000-capacity <a href="/wiki/Stade_du_Pays_de_Charleroi" title="Stade du Pays de Charleroi">Stade du Pays de Charleroi</a> was a venue at <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2000" title="UEFA Euro 2000">UEFA Euro 2000</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fran%C3%A7ois-Joseph_Navez_-_Autoportrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Fran%C3%A7ois-Joseph_Navez_-_Autoportrait.jpg/220px-Fran%C3%A7ois-Joseph_Navez_-_Autoportrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="258" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Fran%C3%A7ois-Joseph_Navez_-_Autoportrait.jpg/330px-Fran%C3%A7ois-Joseph_Navez_-_Autoportrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Fran%C3%A7ois-Joseph_Navez_-_Autoportrait.jpg/440px-Fran%C3%A7ois-Joseph_Navez_-_Autoportrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3005" data-file-height="3530" /></a><figcaption>Painter <a href="/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois-Joseph_Navez" title="François-Joseph Navez">François-Joseph Navez</a> (self-portrait)</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Born_in_Charleroi">Born in Charleroi</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Born in Charleroi"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Rosenfeld" title="Léon Rosenfeld">Léon Rosenfeld</a> (1904–1974), physicist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jean-Marie_Andr%C3%A9" title="Jean-Marie André">Jean-Marie André</a>, scientist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexandre_Czerniatynski" title="Alexandre Czerniatynski">Alexandre Czerniatynski</a>, football player, winner of the UEFA cup</li> <li>Jules Delhaize, 19th-century grocer and businessman, founder of what would become the <a href="/wiki/Delhaize_Group" title="Delhaize Group">Delhaize Group</a></li> <li>Louis Delhaize, founder of the <a href="/wiki/Louis_Delhaize_Group" title="Louis Delhaize Group">Louis Delhaize Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jules_Destr%C3%A9e" title="Jules Destrée">Jules Destrée</a>, lawyer and politician, born in <a href="/wiki/Marcinelle" title="Marcinelle">Marcinelle</a>, 19th century</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Erjavec" title="Karl Erjavec">Karl Erjavec</a>, Slovenian lawyer and politician, <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Slovenia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Slovenia)">Minister of Foreign Affairs</a>, born in <a href="/wiki/Aiseau" title="Aiseau">Aiseau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Finet" title="Paul Finet">Paul Finet</a> (1897–1965), Belgian politician, born in <a href="/wiki/Montignies-sur-Sambre" title="Montignies-sur-Sambre">Montignies-sur-Sambre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Fr%C3%A8re" title="Albert Frère">Albert Frère</a>, businessman and the richest person in Belgium</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9gis_Genaux" title="Régis Genaux">Régis Genaux</a>, football player</li> <li>Emile Grumieaux, painter, born in Gosselies</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul-Fran%C3%A7ois_Huart-Chapel" title="Paul-François Huart-Chapel">Paul-François Huart-Chapel</a>, industrialist, 19th century</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Lecocq" title="Jean-Pierre Lecocq">Jean-Pierre Lecocq</a> (1947–1992), molecular biologist and entrepreneur</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georges_Lema%C3%AEtre" title="Georges Lemaître">Georges Lemaître</a> (1894–1966), priest and astronomer, 20th century</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fabrice_Lig" title="Fabrice Lig">Fabrice Lig</a>, music producer, 20th century</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lo%C3%AFc_Nottet" title="Loïc Nottet">Loïc Nottet</a>, musician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jean_Dupuis" title="Jean Dupuis">Jean Dupuis</a>, printer and editor, founder of the Dupuis editions</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pierre_Marcolini" title="Pierre Marcolini">Pierre Marcolini</a>, chocolatier</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Mar%C3%A9chal" title="Joseph Maréchal">Joseph Maréchal</a>, Jesuit priest and philosopher, 20th century</li> <li>Didier Matrige, painter and draughtsman, 20th century</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jo%C3%ABlle_Milquet" title="Joëlle Milquet">Joëlle Milquet</a>, politician, 20th century</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chantal_Mouffe" title="Chantal Mouffe">Chantal Mouffe</a>, political theorist, 20th century</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois-Joseph_Navez" title="François-Joseph Navez">François-Joseph Navez</a>, painter, 18th century</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Pastur" title="Paul Pastur">Paul Pastur</a>, lawyer and politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaston_Salmon" title="Gaston Salmon">Gaston Salmon</a> (1878–1917), épée fencer, Olympic champion<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcel_Thiry" title="Marcel Thiry">Marcel Thiry</a>, poet, 19th century</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeanne_Toussaint" title="Jeanne Toussaint">Jeanne Toussaint</a> (1887–1976), jeweller</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Troye" title="Raymond Troye">Raymond Troye</a>, wartime writer, 20th century</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annette_Vande_Gorne" title="Annette Vande Gorne">Annette Vande Gorne</a>, composer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fernand_Verhaegen" title="Fernand Verhaegen">Fernand Verhaegen</a>, painter and etcher, born in <a href="/wiki/Marchienne-au-Pont" title="Marchienne-au-Pont">Marchienne-au-Pont</a>, 19th century</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Resided_in_Charleroi">Resided in Charleroi</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Resided in Charleroi"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Arcq" title="Robert Arcq">Robert Arcq</a>, writer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Cuvelier" title="Paul Cuvelier">Paul Cuvelier</a>, painter and comics artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Grumiaux" title="Arthur Grumiaux">Arthur Grumiaux</a>, violinist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Solvay" title="Ernest Solvay">Ernest Solvay</a>, Belgian chemist, industrialist and philanthropist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Magnette" title="Paul Magnette">Paul Magnette</a>, Belgian politician (Socialist Party), current mayor of Charleroi, former political science professor at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and Minister-President of Wallonia from 2014 to 2017</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Magritte" title="René Magritte">René Magritte</a>, painter<sup id="cite_ref-independent1_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-independent1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pierre_Paulus" title="Pierre Paulus">Pierre Paulus</a>, Expressionist painter of industrial landschapes of Charleroi</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Johan_Nunez&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Johan Nunez (page does not exist)">Johan Nunez</a>, drummer for <a href="/wiki/Nightrage" title="Nightrage">Nightrage</a>/<a href="/wiki/Firewind" title="Firewind">Firewind</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Rimbaud" title="Arthur Rimbaud">Arthur Rimbaud</a>, poet</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Verlaine" title="Paul Verlaine">Paul Verlaine</a>, poet</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Twin_cities">Twin cities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Twin cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Charleroi is twinned with the following places: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115" /><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/40px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/60px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Hirson" title="Hirson">Hirson</a>, <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a><sup id="cite_ref-rtbf_twinning_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rtbf_twinning-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/40px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/60px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Saint-Junien" title="Saint-Junien">Saint-Junien</a>, France<sup id="cite_ref-rtbf_twinning_56-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rtbf_twinning-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/40px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/60px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/S%C3%A9lestat" title="Sélestat">Sélestat</a>, France<sup id="cite_ref-rtbf_twinning_56-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rtbf_twinning-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Schramberg" title="Schramberg">Schramberg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a><sup id="cite_ref-rtbf_twinning_56-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rtbf_twinning-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Waldkirch" title="Waldkirch">Waldkirch</a>, Germany<sup id="cite_ref-rtbf_twinning_56-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rtbf_twinning-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/40px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/60px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Manoppello" title="Manoppello">Manoppello</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a><sup id="cite_ref-rtbf_twinning_56-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rtbf_twinning-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/40px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/60px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Casarano" title="Casarano">Casarano</a>, Italy<sup id="cite_ref-rtbf_twinning_56-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rtbf_twinning-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/40px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/60px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Follonica" title="Follonica">Follonica</a>, Italy<sup id="cite_ref-rtbf_twinning_56-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rtbf_twinning-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/40px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/60px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Himeji,_Hy%C5%8Dgo" class="mw-redirect" title="Himeji, Hyōgo">Himeji</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> (since 1965)<sup id="cite_ref-rtbf_twinning_56-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rtbf_twinning-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine"><img alt="Ukraine" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Donetsk" title="Donetsk">Donetsk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a> (since 1983)<sup id="cite_ref-rtbf_twinning_56-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rtbf_twinning-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DHnet_Donetsk_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DHnet_Donetsk-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/wiki/US" class="mw-redirect" title="US">US</a><sup id="cite_ref-rtbf_twinning_56-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rtbf_twinning-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115" /><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A%C3%A9ropole_Science_Park" title="Aéropole Science Park">Aéropole Science Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dauphines_Charleroi" title="Dauphines Charleroi">Dauphines Charleroi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ICDI_affair" class="mw-redirect" title="ICDI affair">ICDI affair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Wallonia" title="List of municipalities in Wallonia">List of municipalities in Wallonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_Belgium" title="Municipalities of Belgium">Municipalities of Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Charleroi_S.C." class="mw-redirect" title="R. Charleroi S.C.">R. Charleroi S.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R.O.C._de_Charleroi-Marchienne" class="mw-redirect" title="R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne">R.O.C. Charleroi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maison_Mattot" title="Maison Mattot">Maison Mattot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charleroi_Courthouse" title="Charleroi Courthouse">Charleroi Courthouse</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleroi&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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Retrieved on 19 October 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BelMetr-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-BelMetr_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.statbel.fgov.be/pub/d0/p009n014_nl.pdf">Statistics Belgium; <i>De Belgische Stadsgewesten 2001</i> (pdf-file)</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081029020131/http://www.statbel.fgov.be/pub/d0/p009n014_nl.pdf">Archived</a> 29 October 2008 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Definitions of metropolitan areas in Belgium. The metropolitan area of Charleroi is divided into three levels. First, the central agglomeration (<i>agglomeratie</i>) with 288,549 inhabitants (2008-01-01). Adding the closest surroundings (<i>banlieue</i> or suburbs), the total of 405,236. And, with the outer commuter zone (<i>forensenwoonzone</i>), the population is 522,522. Retrieved on 19 October 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Belgium_&_Luxembourg-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Belgium_&_Luxembourg_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Belgium_&_Luxembourg_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFDunfordLee2002" class="citation book cs1">Dunford, Martin; Lee, Phil (2002). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/belgiumluxembour00dunf_0"><i>Belgium & Luxembourg</i></a></span>. Rough Guides. p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/belgiumluxembour00dunf_0/page/303">303</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781858288710" title="Special:BookSources/9781858288710"><bdi>9781858288710</bdi></a>. <q>charleroi 1666.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Belgium+%26+Luxembourg&rft.pages=303&rft.pub=Rough+Guides&rft.date=2002&rft.isbn=9781858288710&rft.aulast=Dunford&rft.aufirst=Martin&rft.au=Lee%2C+Phil&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fbelgiumluxembour00dunf_0&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACharleroi" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191111170450/http://www.fortified-places.com/charleroi/default.htm">"Charleroi"</a>. <i>Fortified Places</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fortified-places.com/charleroi/default.htm">the original</a> on 11 November 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 March</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Fortified+Places&rft.atitle=Charleroi&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fortified-places.com%2Fcharleroi%2Fdefault.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACharleroi" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">But a consular report indicated they were dissatisfied with wages and working conditions, and they moved to other mining centers. These Walloon miners were experienced in organizing unions and working-men's associations. They immigrated also to collieries on <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Island" title="Vancouver Island">Vancouver Island</a> in Canada. See Louis Balthazar, Leen Haenens, <i>Images of Canadianness: Visions on Canada's Politics, Culture, Economics</i>, International Council for Canadian Studies, University of Ottawa Press, 1998, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7766-0489-9" title="Special:BookSources/0-7766-0489-9">0-7766-0489-9</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Louis Balthazar and Leen Haenens, <i>Images of Canadianness: Visions on Canada's Politics, Culture, Economics</i>, International Council for Canadian Studies, University of Ottawa Press, 1998, p. 73, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7766-0489-9" title="Special:BookSources/0-7766-0489-9">0-7766-0489-9</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> Miners from Wallonia began arriving at the collieries in Alberta to work for West Canadian Collieries, founded in 1903 by a group of French and Belgian entrepreneurs, and for Canadian Coal Consolidated, a <a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a>-based firm. Léon Cabeaux, a well-known union leader, who had organized a particularly <a href="/wiki/Walloon_Jacquerie_of_1886" class="mw-redirect" title="Walloon Jacquerie of 1886">violent strike</a> in Hainaut in 1886, settled in <a href="/wiki/Lethbridge" title="Lethbridge">Lethbridge</a> and soon attracted disgruntled compatriots from the collieries in <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> in the US. The miners soon became deeply involved in labor radicalism, because in Alberta the <a href="/wiki/Mine_disaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Mine disaster">mine disasters</a> were among the worst anywhere, and there were no provisions for the welfare of families of the miners maimed or killed in the workplace. Frank Soulet, Joseph Lothier and Gustave Henry emerged as dedicated socialist union leaders. in Louis Balthazar and Leen Haenens, <i>Images of Canadianness: Visions on Canada's Politics, Culture, Economics</i>, International Council for Canadian Studies, University of Ottawa Press, 1998, p. 75, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7766-0489-9" title="Special:BookSources/0-7766-0489-9">0-7766-0489-9</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFHarriet_O'Brien" class="citation news cs1">Harriet O'Brien. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/europe/charleroi-phoenix-from-the-flames-8658772.html">"Charleroi: Phoenix from the flames | Europe | Travel"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Independent" title="The Independent">The Independent</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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