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Charleroi

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Charleroi (, , ; ) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is the largest city in both Hainaut and Wallonia. The city is situated in the valley of the Sambre, in the south-west of Belgium, not far from the border with France. By 1 January 2008, the total population of Charleroi was 201,593. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of with a total population of 522,522 by 1 January 2008, ranking it as the 5th most populous in Belgium after Brussels, Antwerp, Liège, and Ghent. The inhabitants are called Carolorégie

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Charleroi is a city in Belgium, legally identified as Ville de Charleroi. It holds an active status within the jurisdiction of BE. The local dialing code for the area is 071.

The population of Charleroi is recorded as 204322. Additionally, the number of viewers or listeners associated with the subject is 253861. The official homepage for the Ville de Charleroi is accessible online.

Synthesized by Vinony from 12 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, Firecrawl, GLEIF. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Key facts

Belgium municipality.name
Charleroi
Belgium municipality.type
city
Belgium municipality.picture legend
Clockwise from top: Charleroi's Town Hall; St. Christopher's Church on the Place Vauban; the Place Verte; the Sambre; the Golden House; and the Castle of Monceau-sur-Sambre
Belgium municipality.pushpin_map
Belgium
Belgium municipality.pushpin_relief
yes
Belgium municipality.map legend
Location of Charleroi in the province of Hainaut
Belgium municipality.arms
Héraldique Ville BE Charleroi.svg
Belgium municipality.flag
Drapeau ville be Charleroi.svg
Belgium municipality.province
Hainaut
Belgium municipality.arrondissement
Charleroi
Belgium municipality.nis
52011
Belgium municipality.mayor
Thomas Dermine (PS)
Belgium municipality.majority
PS, Les Engagés
Belgium municipality.postal codes
6000, 6001, 6010, 6020,6030–6032, 6040–6044, 6060, 6061
Belgium municipality.telephone area
071
Belgium municipality.web
www.charleroi.be
Belgium municipality.footnotes
70px|center
Belgium municipality.timezone
CET

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Company

Jurisdiction
BE
Headquarters
Charleroi, BE

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Official website

charleroi.be →

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
big city
Demonym
Carolorégienne
Country
Belgium
Located in
Arrondissement of Charleroi
Official language
French
Population
202746
Area
102.08
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Head of government
Thomas Dermine
Shares border with
Gerpinnes
Official website
www.charleroi.be
Image
Charleroi - Hôtel de ville vu de la place Charles II - 2019-06-01.jpg
Dialing code
071
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native label
Charleroi
contains settlement
Roux
P12749
Steilshoop
postal code
6001
name
Charleroi
P8168
The Legend of the Holy Drinker
replaces
Roux
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+32-71-86-00-00
P13200
Rome
category for people born here
Category:Births in Charleroi
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Charleroi
twinned administrative body
Waldkirch
Commons category
Charleroi
topic's main category
Category:Charleroi
category of associated people
Category:People from Charleroi
Commons gallery
Charleroi
described by source
New International Encyclopedia
number of viewers/listeners
253861
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Encyclopedic overview

38 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Foundation
  • 1666–1830
  • 1830 to present
  • Logotype
  • Geography
  • Topography and hydrography
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate
  • Politics
  • Municipal elections
  • Landmarks
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Primary and secondary schools
  • Transport
  • Air
  • Rail
  • River transport
  • Public transport
  • Charleroi light rail system
  • Demographics
  • Culture
  • Museums
  • Theatres and dance hall
  • Performance halls and cultural centers
  • Media
  • Folklore events
  • Itineraries, tours
  • Sports
  • Notable people
  • Born in Charleroi
  • Resided in Charleroi
  • Twin cities
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Charleroi (, , ; ) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is the largest city in both Hainaut and Wallonia. The city is situated in the valley of the Sambre, in the south-west of Belgium, not far from the border with France. By 1 January 2008, the total population of Charleroi was 201,593. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of with a total population of 522,522 by 1 January 2008, ranking it as the 5th most populous in Belgium after Brussels, Antwerp, Liège, and Ghent. The inhabitants are called Carolorégiens or simply Carolos.

==History== The Charleroi area was already settled in the prehistoric period, with traces of metallurgical and commercial activities along the Sambre. Several public buildings, temples and villas were built in the area in the Roman 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 Lobbes abbey, which lists various neighboring towns and related tithe duties. During the Middle Ages, Charnoy was one of the many small hamlets in the area, with no more than about 50 inhabitants, part of the County of Namur.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Charleroi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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