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Discover Les Pipettes
Les Pipettes in Province du Hainaut (Wallonia) is a place in Belgium about 25 mi (or 40 km) south of Brussels, the country's capital city.
Current time in Les Pipettes is now 04:18 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Brussels with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports near Les Pipettes, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest is airport we know is Maubeuge-Élesmes Airport in France in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 km). The closest airport in Belgium is Brussels South Charleroi Airport in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 km), South. 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 2 mi (or 4 km), South. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Enghien, Chasse Royale, Lennik, Brussels and Avesnes-sur-Helpe. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 4°C / 40 °F
Morning Temperature | 0°C / 32 °F |
Evening Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
Night Temperature | -1°C / 31 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 72% |
Air Pressure | 1006 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (8 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 43% of sky |
General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
3°C (38 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
12°C (53 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Overcast clouds, strong breeze.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Tristar
Orange Hotel La Louvière
ibis Styles La Louvière
La Louve
Belle-Vue Apart Hotel
Videos from this area
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Scheepslift Strepy Thieu binnenvaart
Verbind rivier Schelde met de Maas. Hoogteverschil 73 meter. Opening 2002.
2012 LEM: Ascenseurs de Strepy-Thieu (BANDE SON censurée pendant 34 secondes)
BANDE SON censurée de 0 min 26 ' à 0 min 59' Autre version: http://youtu.be/mdcCE-pT-vA L'élévation d'un bac et de sa péniche (gabarit 1.350 T). Court montage vidéo à l'ascenseur de...
Ascenseur de Strépy-Thieu - Strépy-Thieu Boat lift
Inauguré en 2002, l'ascenseur à bateaux de Strépy-Thieu (Hainaut, Belgique) permet de franchir 73,15 mètres. Il est aujourd'hui le plus grand ascenseur à bateaux du monde. Il remplace...
2012 LEM: Ascenseurs de Strepy Thieu
L'élévation d'un bac et de sa péniche (gabarit 1.350 T). Court montage vidéo à l'ascenseur de Strépy-Thieu sur le canal du Centre. Temps réel: 15 min. LE + GRAND JAMAIS CONSTRUIT DANS...
L'ascenseur à bateaux de Strépy-Thieu
C'est un ascenseur à bateaux géant de 150 mètres de haut qui rattrape à lui seul une dénivellation de 73,15 mètres, un colosse de béton muni de deux bacs indépendants de plusieurs...
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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.
Strépy-Thieu boat lift
The Strépy-Thieu boat lift (French: L'ascenseur funiculaire de Strépy-Thieu) lies on a branch of the Canal du Centre in the municipality of Le Rœulx, Hainaut, Belgium. With a height difference of 73.15 metres between the upstream and downstream reaches, it is the tallest boat lift in the world, and will remain so until the Three Gorges dam boat lift in China is finished.
Canal du Centre (Belgium)
The Canal du Centre is a canal in Belgium, which, with other canals, links the waterways of the Meuse and Scheldt rivers. It has a total length of 20.9 km. It connects the artificial lake Grand Large near Nimy, with the Brussels-Charleroi Canal near Seneffe.
Naast (Soignies)
Naast is a village near the Belgian town Soignies in the province of Hainaut, known by the spring of the river Zenne. With the others villages Casteau, Horrues, Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies, Neufvilles, Soignies (town), and Thieusies, they compose the municipality of Soignies since 1977. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:50|33|16|N|4|06|03|E|region:BE_type:city |primary |name= }}
Le Rœulx Castle
Le Rœulx Castle (French: Château du Rœulx), also known as the Château des Princes de Croÿ, or "castle of the Princes de Croÿ", is a castle in the town of Le Rœulx in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
Zellik
Zellik is an urbanised town with over 8,000 inhabitants in the municipality of Asse, in the province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium. As a suburb on the northwest edge of Brussels, it is separated from the rest of the agglomeration by the R0 ring road around the city. It is close to the municipalities of Jette, Ganshoren and Sint-Agatha-Berchem, which lie to the east. The official language is Dutch (as everywhere in Flanders). Zellik is home to a minority of French-speakers.