Charleroi
Charleroi, on the river Sambre, is the third largest municipality and fifth-largest city of Belgium. It is in Hainaut province of Wallonia, the French speaking part of Belgium. Wikivoyage
Population 204,322 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Belgium
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Rue de la Belle-Vue Archaeological site · 190 m
- Tir de Marcinelle Memorial · 310 m
- Panorama Belvédère Terril Viewpoint · 670 m
- Voie de la Fosse n°5 Blanchisserie Archaeological site · 750 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Festival Anima
February – March
The Brussels International Animation Film Festival, commonly known as Anima Festival, is an annual animation film festival held in Brussels, Belgium.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage; descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
- Gare Centrale 630 m
- Charleroi-Central 650 m
- Charleroi Gare Centrale 660 m
- Sambre 870 m
- Tirou 1.1 km
- Charleroi-Ouest 1.3 km
More train stations: Couillet 2.6 km, Marchienne-Zone 3.0 km, Marchienne-au-Pont 3.1 km, Lodelinsart 4.3 km, Jamioulx 5.5 km, Roux 5.5 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.