The village of Houdeng-Aimeries
La Louvière is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut.
La Louvière's municipality includes the old communes of Haine-Saint-Paul, Haine-Saint-Pierre, Saint-Vaast, Trivières, Boussoit, Houdeng-Aimeries, Houdeng-Gœgnies, Maurage, and Strépy-Bracquegnies. 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.
* There are four hydraulic boat lifts on the old Canal du Centre, which connects the Meuse River to the Scheldt. These double elevators date from around 1900 and were designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1998.
* The housing complex that was built for the Bois-du-Luc coal workers during the first half of the 19th century has been restored. One of those houses can be visited, together with a couple of museums retracing the history of the coal mining industry in the Centre region.
* La Louvière counts a number of chapels and churches that date from the 13th to the 16th century.
* La Louvière also has one of the best collection of Idel Ianchelevici’s works on display.
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