Monceau-sur-Sambre ( wa, Moncea-so-Sambe) is a town of

Wallonia Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—alo ...

and a district of the municipality of

Charleroi Charleroi ( , , ; wa, Tchålerwè ) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. By 1 January 2008, the total population of Charleroi was 201,593.

, located in the

province of Hainaut Hainaut (, also , , ; nl, Henegouwen ; wa, Hinnot; pcd, Hénau), historically also known as Heynowes in English, is a province of Wallonia and Belgium. To its south lies the French department of Nord, while within Belgium it borders (clock ...

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. It was a municipality of its own before the merger of the municipalities in 1977. Monceau is located west of Charleroi centre, to the north of the N90 motorway and east of the R3. The parish church is dedicated to Saint Louis de Gonzague.

Sights

The Château de Monceau-sur-Sambre, with its park and arboretum, lies to the south of the suburb, close to the N90. Monceau-sur-Sambre CH1dJPG

People born in Monceau-sur-Sambre

* Yvonne Vieslet, Belgian martyrdom (1908-1918)

References

Sub-municipalities of Charleroi Former municipalities of Hainaut (province) {{hainaut-geo-stub