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La Louvière (French pronunciation: [la luvjɛʁ] ⓘ; Walloon: El Lovire) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
La Louvière, town, Hainaut province, southwestern Belgium, on the Central Canal, about 11 miles (17 km) east of Mons. It has been a centre of coal mining since the 14th century. La Louvière is also a major centre of steel manufacturing and produces sheet metal, furniture, and ceramics.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The hydraulic boat lifts of the Canal du Centre. Situated in the province of Hainaut, these 4 hydraulic lifts, built beginning of the XIXth century, are standing monuments to the Belgian Industrial revolution. These timeless masterpieces, listed by UNESCO, can be visited.
Fifth Walloon town by its size, La Louvière takes pride in its industrial past: make the most of the canal, its folkloric traditions and its carnivals.
Categories: Belgian municipality with the title of city, municipality of Belgium and locality. Location: Arrondissement of Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe. View on OpenStreetMap. Latitude. 50.4794° or 50° 28' 46" north. Longitude.
La Louvière’s industrial heritage doesn’t so much conjure up a bright blue sky, as it does the black shade of its slag heaps, but ‘the city in the centre of the central region’ is converting its brownfields into business parks, with a focus on greening, climate neutrality and a wide range of tourist and cultural attractions.
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Capital of the Centre region, La Louvière, also named the Wolves city, is sure to delight those curious about history, culture and folkloric traditions. Let’s talk about its rich industrial past: the Canal du Centre, its hundred-year-old boat lift, the mining site of Bois du Luc.
