N5 road (Belgium)

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The N5 is a road in Belgium connecting the small ring in Brussels and Philippeville via Charleroi (commonly named French : Route de Philippeville till the ring of Charleroi).

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This road could be one of the deadliest of the country. This is not only due to the traffic density and the old fashioned road safety features, but also because many country roads are joining onto a high speed lane, namely the tractors harvesting sugar beet.

It has also been part of the history of Belgium in the Battle of Waterloo, during which the Imperial French Army went through this path to join the battlefield of Quatre-Bras/Ligny [1]

The N5 crosses or borders 17 municipalities in total. 4 municipalities are located in the Brussels Capital Region, 1 in Flemish Brabant, 5 in Walloon Brabant, 4 in Hainaut and 3 in Namur. Full municipality list below, [2] main municipalities are in bold.

Region Province Municipality PopulationLength of N5 (km)
Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region.svg  Brussels Capital Region / City of Brussels 1887371.0
Saint-Gilles 488371.5
Ixelles 870521.1
Uccle 850996.2
Flag of Flanders.svg  Flanders Flemish Brabant Flag.png  Flemish Brabant Sint-Genesius-Rode 186283.5
Flag of Wallonia.svg  Wallonia Drapeau Province BE Brabant Wallon.svg  Walloon Brabant Waterloo 303566.2
Braine-l'Alleud 403460.3
Lasne 142993.3
Genappe 1561112.1
Villers-la-Ville 109700.1
Flag of Hainaut.svg  Hainaut Les Bons Villers 95107.1
Charleroi 20242113.4
Gerpinnes 127715.8
Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes 137251.9
Flag of Namur Province.svg  Namur Walcourt 1842912.0
Philippeville 924312.9
Couvin 1387120.6

Junction list [3] [2]

Province Municipality SectionJunctionNorthbound destinationsSouthbound destinations
Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region.svg

Brussels-capital Region

City of Brussels Brussels- Uccle Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Brussels (188.737 inh.)

Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg R20 Brussels inner ring road

Brussels Waterloo

Charleroi

Saint-Gilles Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Saint-Gilles (48.837 inh.)

Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N242 Kastelijn

Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N261 Louiza, Uccle

Ixelles /
City of Brussels / Uccle The N5 forms the border between the City of Brussels and Uccle.

Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N241 Churchill, Saint-Gilles, Forest

Uccle Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg R22 Auderghem, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Zaventem, Brussels Airport
Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of Flanders.svg

Flanders

Flemish Brabant

Sint-Genesius-Rode Sint-Genesius-Rode Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Sint-Genesius-Rode (18.628 inh.)
Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of Wallonia.svg

Wallonia

Walloon Brabant

Waterloo Waterloo - Genappe Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Waterloo (30.356 inh.) Charleroi
Braine-l'Alleud / Waterloo The N5 forms the border between Braine-l'Alleud and Waterloo.

Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N253 La Hulpe, Overijse

Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N27 Nivelles, La Louvière

Waterloo Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 25 R0, Brussels Ring road Brussels, Brussels Airport, Charleroi, Mons, Ghent, Antwerp, Liège
Lasne Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Plancenoit (1.592 inh.) Waterloo

Brussels

Genappe Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N25 Nivelles, Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Wavre, Leuven

Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N271 Genappe-Center, Glabais, Lasne, Rixensart

Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N237 Court-Saint-Étienne, Nivelles

Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Genappe (15.611 inh.)

Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Ways (1.258 inh.)

Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Baisy (3.147 inh.)

Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Dernier-Patard

Genappe / Villers-la-Ville The N5 forms the border between Genappe and Villers-la-Ville.

Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N93 Nivelles, Villers-la-Ville, Sombreffe, Namur

Genappe /
Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of Wallonia.svg

Wallonia

Hainaut

Les Bons Villers Les Bons Villers - Charleroi Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Frasnes-lez-Gosselies (3.454 inh.)

Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg Frasnes-lez-Gosselies, Villers-Perwin, Villers-la-Ville

Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg N567 Mellet, Thiméon, Fleurus

Charleroi Charleroi Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 16 (Gosselies, Genappe) E42 Charleroi, Brussels South Charleroi Airport, Namur, Liège, La Louvière, Mons, Brussels (E420)

Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Gosselies (10.774 inh.)

Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N582 Gosselies, Courcelles

Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N586 Gosselies

Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 23 (Jumet-North) E420 Nivelles, Brussels, Mons (E42), Liège (E42)

Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N568 Brussels South Charleroi Airport, Fleurus, Farciennes

Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Jumet (24.585 inh.)

Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Lodelinsart (8.459 inh.)

Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N569 Jumet, Marchienne-Docherie, Gilly, Châtelet, Lodelinsart

Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N585 Charleroi Hospital

Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Dampremy (6.807 inh.)

Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 28 R9, E420, Charleroi inner ring road Charleroi, Brussels, Namur, Mons, Couvin, Gembloux, Waterloo

Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Charleroi (202.421 inh.)

Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N90 Marchienne-au-Pont, Anderlues, Binche, Mons

Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg R9, E420, Charleroi inner ring road Charleroi, Brussels, Namur, Mons, Couvin, Gembloux, Waterloo

Interruption by R9, E420, Charleroi Ring Road with junctions to N53 (Chimay), A503 (Marcinelle), N575 (Châtelet), N90 (Namur, Mons), N29 (Gembloux) and E420 (Brussels)

Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 29 (Porte de la Neuville) R9, E420, Charleroi inner ring road Charleroi, Brussels, Namur, Mons, Couvin, Gembloux, Waterloo

SADC road sign GLS-1.svg Sambre

Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N565 Marcinelle

Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Marcinelle (23.604 inh.)

Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N576 Couillet, Châtelet

Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Couillet (11.458 inh.)

Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg 8 (Couillet) R3, Grand ring de Charleroi Charleroi, Châtelet, Courcelles, Brussels South Charleroi Airport, Mons (E42), Liège (E42), Namur (E42), Brussels (E420)

Gerpinnes Charleroi - Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Loverval (1.855 inh.)

Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N574 Gerpinnes, Mettet

Charleroi Couvin

Flag of France.svg  France (Reims)

Gerpinnes / Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes The N5 forms the border between Gerpinnes and Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes.

Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Flaches (Gerpinnes)

Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Bultia (Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes)

Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of Wallonia.svg Wallonia

Namur

Walcourt Walcourt - Couvin Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Tarcienne (2.209 inh.)

Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Somzée (1.666 inh.)

Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg N978 Somzée, Gerpinnes, Walcourt, Cerfontaine

Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Laneffe (2.017 inh.)

Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg Laneffe

Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg N932 Fraire, Walcourt, Mettet, Florennes

Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Fraire (1.467 inh.)

Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Yves-Gomezée (1.728 inh.)

Philippeville Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg Philippeville (only northbound)

Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg N40 Philippeville, Beaumont, Dinant, Florennes, Flag of France.svg  France (Maubeuge, Givet)

Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Philippeville (9.243 inh.)

Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg Samart, Neuville (only northbound)

Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N978 Cerfontaine, Froidchapelle

Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg Roly

Couvin Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg N939 Mariembourg, Boussu-en-Fagne

Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg Mariembourg

Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Mariembourg (2.109 inh.)

Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg Mariembourg, Frasnes-lez-Couvin

Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Frasnes-lez-Couvin (1.230 inh.)

Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg E420 Couvin-East, Flag of France.svg  France (Rocroi, Charleville-Mézières, Sedan, Reims)

Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N99 Pesche, Chimay, Flag of France.svg  France (Hirson)

Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Couvin (13.871 inh.)

Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N99 Petigny, Viroinval, Doische, Flag of France.svg  France (Givet)

Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N920 Flag of France.svg  France (Rocroi)

Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N964 Cul-des-Sarts, Flag of France.svg  France (Auvillers-les-Forges)

Belgian traffic sign F1b horizontaal.svg Brûly (419 inh.)

Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N920 Moulin Manteau

Flag of France.svg  France (Charleville-Mézières, Reims)
Flag of Europe.svg Flag of France.svg Proposed design for a flag of Grand Est.svg Continuation by D985 to Rocroi, Charleville-Mézières and Reims.

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References

  1. For a detailed count of wounded persons using this road, see orders of battle from Quatre-Bras, Ligny, Order of Battle of the Waterloo Campaign, and statistics related to road safety from IBSR .
  2. 1 2 "Belgium: Regions, Provinces, Arrondissements, Cities, Municipalities, Sub-Municipalities, Agglomerations, Sectors - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  3. "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2023-04-12.

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