La Louvière

city in Wallonia, Belgium

boat lift

thumb|Modern view of the Bois-du-Luc The Bois-du-Luc was a coal mine in Houdeng-Aimeries, near La Louvière, in Belgium which today is preserved as an industrial heritage site. As well as the site of the headquarters of the ''Société des Charbonnages de Bois-du-Luc et d'Havre, the Bois du Luc was the site of the Saint Emmanuel Pit (Fosse Saint-Emmanuel) which belonged to the company. The Fosse Saint-Emmanuel'' was one of the oldest mines in Belgium, with recorded activity dating back to 1685. The company ceased mining in 1973.

Houdeng-Aimeries () is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of La Louvière, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

Strépy-Bracquegnies (; ) is a village in Wallonia, Belgium. It is a district of the municipality of La Louvière in the province of Hainaut. It is around 6 km west of the centre of La Louvière, and around 50 km south-west of Brussels.

2022 road incident in Belgium

thumb|Lift 1 (at Houdeng-Gœgnies) on the old Canal du Centre (Belgium)|Canal du Centre - Belgium Houdeng-Gœgnies () is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of La Louvière, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

thumb|Boussoit, the Church. Boussoit () is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of La Louvière, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It was a separate municipality before the merger of municipalities in 1977.

thumb|Chapel of Notre-Dame du Puits, 1664 Trivières (; ) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of La Louvière, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

thumb|The Gilles, clad in their costumes and wax masks, wielding sticks used to ward off spirits

area in southwest of Belgium