Place:La Louvière, Hainaut, Belgium

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NameLa Louvière
Alt namesLa Louvièresource: Getty Vocabulary Program
La Louvièresource: Wikipedia
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates50.467°N 4.183°E
Located inHainaut, Belgium
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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La Louvière is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Boussoit, Haine-Saint-Paul, Haine-Saint-Pierre, Houdeng-Aimeries, Houdeng-Gœgnies, La Louvière, Maurage, Saint-Vaast, Strépy-Bracquegnies, and Trivières.

La Louvière is the capital of the Centre region, a former coal mining area in the Sillon industriel, between the Borinage to the West and the Pays Noir to the East.

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