Poirier
in Province du Hainaut of Wallonia, Belgium
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Brussels South Charleroi Airport (14 mi) -
Maubeuge-Élesmes Airport (20 mi) - Brussels Airport (25 mi)
- Suarlée Airport (26 mi)
- Valenciennes-Denain Airport (37 mi)
- Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (43 mi)
- Wevelgem Airport (47 mi)
- Liège Airport (54 mi)
- Charleville-Mézières Airport (59 mi)
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Eindhoven Airport (78 mi)
- The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) (Unesco heritage, 8 mi)
- Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) (Unesco heritage, 15 mi)
- Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) (Unesco heritage, 18 mi)
- La Grand-Place, Brussels (Unesco heritage, 19 mi)
- Major Mining Sites of Wallonia (Unesco heritage, 19 mi)
- Stoclet House (Unesco heritage, 20 mi)
- Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin (Unesco heritage, 30 mi)
- Flemish Béguinages (Unesco heritage, 33 mi)
- Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai (Unesco heritage, 36 mi)
- Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
- Golf Ch (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Club de Golf D'Hulencourt (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Golf Club Enghien (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Golf 7 Fontaines (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Golf Club De Pierpont (Golf course, 11 mi)
- L'Empereur Golf and Country Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Golf Club La Bruy (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Sport village Country Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Royal Waterloo Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Brussels Golf Club Academy And Training Center (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.585 and 4.204 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 35' 5" and E 4° 12' 15"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Dutch, French, German
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 11:56 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Brussels
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:02 am and 9:16 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Belgium.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Belgium. Last Update: 2024-05-09 08:23:21
Delve into Poirier
Poirier in Province du Hainaut (Wallonia) is a city located in Belgium about 19 mi (or 31 km) south of Brussels, the country's capital town.
Current time in Poirier is now 11:56 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Brussels with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports closer to Poirier, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Belgium is Brussels South Charleroi Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 23 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Belgium is The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) in a distance of 8 mi (or 12 km), South. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Enghien, Lennik, Chasse Royale, Brussels and Chastre. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 64 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 19°C / 65 °F |
| Night Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 64% |
| Air Pressure | 1026 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 68% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Friday, 10th of May 2024
19°C (66 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
21°C (69 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 12th of May 2024
23°C (73 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Le Manoir du Capitaine Apart Hotel
ibis Styles La Louvière
Hôtel Le Relais Du Marquis
Videos from this area
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Crash Subaru Impreza Gr.A 555 Prodrive - Hansen/Prévot - Haute-Senne 2012 [HD]
Gros crash de Lionel HANSEN et Stéphane PREVOT lors du Rallye de la Haute-Senne 2012 avec la Subaru Impreza Gr.A 555 Prodrive ES5 Bois de la Houssière.
Ronquières Inclined Plane on the Brussels-Charleroi Canal
The Ronquières Inclined Plane is a boatlift on the Brussels-Charleroi Canal near the village of Ronquières in Belgium. Het hellend vlak van Ronquières is een scheepslift op het Kanaal Charleroi...
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Hooverphonic - Amalfi
Hooverphonic performing Amalfi @ Ronquières Festival 2014, video captured on stage, sound as heard on stage.
Ecaussinnes d'Enghien - 8° Ultrarando 2013
Ecaussinnes Château de la Follie
Photos & Montage Guy Bastin 2012 http://nobily.over-blog.com/ http://gw.geneanet.org/nobily_w https://www.facebook.com/groups/nobily/
Japanese Classic Bikes - Meeting 2012 - Ronquières - BELGIUM : Part 2
Casa del mare - Bayahibe - été 2008
R. Dominicaine Du 27 juin au 12 juillet 2008 Sublime!
Course de baignoires à ronquières - 2008 -
Fragments de la traditionnelle course de baignoires à Ronquières 08/2008 "Tous le monde sur le pont", Specatcale "La plus petite tempête du monde" Musique : Cramique, Didier Laloy.
MIKA - Origin of Love @ Ronquières Festival 2013
MIKA Live @ Ronquières Festival 2013, 04/08/13 Origin of Love.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Ronquières inclined plane
The Ronquières Inclined Plane is a Belgian canal inclined plane on the Brussels-Charleroi Canal in the province of Hainaut in Wallonia that opened in April 1968 after a six-year construction period. It is located in the municipality of Braine-le-Comte, and takes its name from the nearby village of Ronquières.
Brussels–Charleroi Canal
The Brussels–Charleroi Canal, also known as the Charleroi Canal amongst other similar names, is an important canal in Belgium. The canal is quite large, with a Class IV Freycinet gauge, and its Wallonian portion is 47.9 kilometres long. It runs from Charleroi in the south to Brussels in the north.
Ronquières
Ronquières is a village in the municipality of Braine-le-Comte in the Belgian province of Hainaut in the Walloon region. It is best known as the location of the Ronquières inclined plane on the Brussels-Charleroi Canal. The lower end of the inclined plane is just a few hundred metres from the centre of the village. The population of the village was 1370 as of January 2006.
Écaussinnes-Lalaing Castle
Écaussinnes-Lalaing Castle is a castle in the village of Écaussinnes-Lalaing in the municipality of Écaussinnes in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
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