List of protected heritage sites in La Louvière

Last updated April 19, 2019

This table shows an overview of the protected heritage sites in the Walloon town La Louvière . This list is part of Belgium's national heritage.

Beschermd erfgoed type of heritage protection in Flanders

Beschermd erfgoed is the official term to describe Flemish National Heritage Sites listed by law to protect and spread awareness of Belgian cultural heritage, specifically in Flanders. The term is also used nationwide to refer to national heritage sites. Because Belgium is officially a tri-lingual country, the other nationwide terms used in the rest of the country are the French term Bien classé and the German term Kulturdenkmal.

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.

Object	Town/section	Address	Coordinates	Number^?	Image
Church of Saint-Vaast ^(nl)^(fr)	La Louvière	Saint-Vaast	50°27′09″N4°09′34″E / 50.452412°N 4.159580°E / 50.452412; 4.159580	55022-CLT-0003-01 Info	Kerk Saint-Vaast
Chapel Notre-Dame-au-Puits ^(nl)^(fr)	La Louvière		50°27′05″N4°08′49″E / 50.451302°N 4.146993°E / 50.451302; 4.146993	55022-CLT-0004-01 Info	Kapel Notre-Dame-au-Puits
Coal Mining and the oldest part of the town of Bois-du-Luc Houdeng Aimeries ^(nl)^(fr)	La Louvière		50°28′28″N4°08′45″E / 50.474372°N 4.145879°E / 50.474372; 4.145879	55022-CLT-0005-01 Info	Steenkoolwinning en het oudste stadsdeel van Bois-du-Luc te Houdeng Aimeries
Ensemble of the farm Sart-Longchamps called "Ferme Guyaux" and surrounding areas ^(nl)^(fr)	La Louvière	La Louvière	50°28′34″N4°12′12″E / 50.476210°N 4.203430°E / 50.476210; 4.203430	55022-CLT-0006-01 Info
Expansion of the ensemble of the farm of Sart-Longchamps called "Ferme Guyaux" and surrounding areas ^(nl)^(fr)	La Louvière	La Louvière	50°28′31″N4°12′03″E / 50.475375°N 4.200859°E / 50.475375; 4.200859	55022-CLT-0007-01 Info
The barn of the farm of Sart-Longchamps ^(nl)^(fr)	La Louvière	rue de Baume n°45, La Louvière	50°28′36″N4°12′02″E / 50.476628°N 4.200650°E / 50.476628; 4.200650	55022-CLT-0008-01 Info
Facades and roofs of the house chaplain ^(nl)^(fr)	La Louvière	rue des Ecoles n°16, La Louvière	50°27′35″N4°05′16″E / 50.459649°N 4.087724°E / 50.459649; 4.087724	55022-CLT-0010-01 Info
Total chapel of Saint-Julien ^(nl)^(fr)	La Louvière	La Louvière	50°27′34″N4°05′16″E / 50.459579°N 4.087754°E / 50.459579; 4.087754	55022-CLT-0011-01 Info	Totale kapel Saint-Julien
A dogwood and its surroundings ^(nl)^(fr)	La Louvière	La Louvière	50°27′33″N4°06′56″E / 50.459097°N 4.115564°E / 50.459097; 4.115564	55022-CLT-0012-01 Info	Een kornoelje en zijn omgeving
Hydraulic lifts 1, 2, 3 and 4 located on the Canal du Centre and the bridge located between Nos. 3 and 4 (M) and the ensemble of these with the wooded shore banks ^(nl)^(fr)	La Louvière		50°29′15″N4°10′33″E / 50.487427°N 4.175825°E / 50.487427; 4.175825	55022-CLT-0013-01 Info	Hydraulische liften nrs. 1, 2, 3 en 4 gelegen op het Canal du Centre en de ophaalbrug gelegen tussen nrs. 3 en 4 (M) en het ensemble van deze met de beboste oeverbanken
The facades and roofs of the building where the engine of lifts 2 and 3 are located ^(nl)^(fr)	La Louvière		50°28′53″N4°08′10″E / 50.481386°N 4.136043°E / 50.481386; 4.136043	55022-CLT-0015-01 Info	De gevels en daken van het gebouw waarin de machinekamer van liften 2 en 3 zich bevindt
Terril n ° 142 called "Albert 1er" ^(nl)^(fr)	La Louvière	rue Léopold III à Saint-Vaast	50°27′26″N4°09′15″E / 50.457161°N 4.154084°E / 50.457161; 4.154084	55022-CLT-0016-01 Info	Terril n°142 genaamd "Albert 1er"
Certain parts of the house ^(nl)^(fr)	La Louvière	rue Warocqué 70-72, La Louvière	50°28′35″N4°11′35″E / 50.476502°N 4.193109°E / 50.476502; 4.193109	55022-CLT-0018-01 Info	Bepaalde delen van het huis
Certain parts of the "Royal Boch": three bottle ovens and building the workshop and the southern bottle ovens houses ^(nl)^(fr)	La Louvière	rue Sylvain Guyaux 70, La Louvière	50°28′40″N4°10′57″E / 50.477876°N 4.182560°E / 50.477876; 4.182560	55022-CLT-0021-01 Info
Facades and roofs of the presbytery ^(nl)^(fr)	La Louvière	La Louvière	50°27′14″N4°12′03″E / 50.453778°N 4.200966°E / 50.453778; 4.200966	55022-CLT-0022-01 Info	Gevels en daken van de pastorie
Totality of the old Hôpital Saint-Julien ^(nl)^(fr)	La Louvière	Boussoit	50°27′34″N4°05′16″E / 50.459332°N 4.087709°E / 50.459332; 4.087709	55022-CLT-0025-01 Info	Totaliteit van het oude hôpital Saint-Julien
Coal Mining and the oldest part of the town of Bois-du-Luc Houdeng Aimeries ^(nl)^(fr)	La Louvière		50°28′28″N4°08′45″E / 50.474372°N 4.145879°E / 50.474372; 4.145879	55022-PEX-0001-01 Info	Steenkoolwinning en het oudste stadsdeel van Bois-du-Luc te Houdeng Aimeries
Hydraulic lifts 1, 2, 3 and 4 located on the Canal du Centre and the bridge located between Nos. 3 and 4 (M) and the ensemble of these with the wooded shore banks ^(nl)^(fr)	La Louvière		50°29′15″N4°10′33″E / 50.487427°N 4.175825°E / 50.487427; 4.175825	55022-PEX-0002-01 Info	Hydraulische liften nrs. 1, 2, 3 en 4 gelegen op het Canal du Centre en de ophaalbrug gelegen tussen nrs. 3 en 4 (M) en het ensemble van deze met de beboste oeverbanken

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