Charleroi is a city and a municipality of Wallonia,located in the province of Hainaut,Belgium. It is the largest city in both Hainaut and Wallonia. The city is situated in the valley of the Sambre,in the south-west of Belgium,not far from the border with France. By 1 January 2008,the total population of Charleroi was 201,593. The metropolitan area,including the outer commuter zone,covers an area of 1,462 square kilometres (564 sq mi) with a total population of 522,522 by 1 January 2008,ranking it as the 5th most populous in Belgium after Brussels,Antwerp,Liège,and Ghent. The inhabitants are called Carolorégiens or simply Carolos.
La Dernière Heure and Les Sports,currently sold under the name La DH Les Sports+,is a French-language daily newspaper published in Brussels,Belgium. The paper is known for news and sports.
Jean-Claude Gaudin was a French politician for The Republicans. He served as the Mayor of Marseille from 1995 to 2020.
Paul Magnette is a Belgian politician. Since 2019,he is the leader of the Socialist Party,a social democratic French-speaking party in Belgium. Since 2012,he is also mayor of Charleroi. Magnette is a former political science professor at the Free University of Brussels (ULB) and Director of the Institute of European Studies of the ULB. He was appointed minister in the Belgian federal government from 2007 to 2013 and was Minister-President of Wallonia from 2014 to 2017. He also was a member of the Senate of Belgium,of the Parliament of Wallonia and of the Parliament of the French Community.
Hamdi Harbaoui is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Sharks Charleroi,previously Dauphines Charleroi,is a Belgian women's volleyball club from Charleroi.
Joannes Emilius Miel Stijnen or Stynen was a Belgian footballer.
Nebojša Malbaša is a Serbian former football manager and player.
Éric Bocquet is a French politician and member of the French Communist Party.
Alain Borne was a 20th-century French poet. A lawyer in Montélimar,he lived relatively unknown to the literary circles in Paris. But he was very close to Pierre Seghers.
Mogi Bayat,official name Arnaud Bayat,is an Iranian-French businessman. He is the head of football of the Football Club de Nantes since 2017. He is the nephew of Abbas Bayat and the brother of Mehdi Bayat.
The 2018 Brussels stabbing attack occurred on 20 November 2018 when a man wielding two knives attacked police officers outside a police station adjacent to the Grand-Place/Grote Markt in Brussels,Belgium. A police officer was wounded and the attacker was shot and injured by the police. Both the attacker and a wounded officer were hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries. An investigation for possible links to terrorism is underway. Jan Jambon,Belgium's Minister of the Interior and Security,said the suspect had been interned and recently freed.
Edward Still is a football manager. He has managed Charleroi,Eupen and Kortrijk in the Belgian Pro League,starting at age 30.
Nathan Ngoy is a Belgian professional football player who plays for Standard Liège.
Tuur Rommens is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Westerlo.
Philippine Dhanis was a Belgian parliamentary assistant and politician of the Reformist Movement (MR). A transgender woman,she publicized her transition in 2017 and was a candidate in the 2019 Belgian federal election in Hainaut Province,without success.
Sofie Merckx is a Belgian physician,politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. A member of the Workers' Party of Belgium,she has represented Hainaut since June 2019.
Thierry Warmoes is a Belgian politician and former member of the Chamber of Representatives. A member of the Workers' Party of Belgium,he represented Namur from June 2019 to July 2013.
Robin Bruyère is a Belgian politician and former member of the Chamber of Representatives. A member of the Workers' Party of Belgium,he represented Namur from August 2023 to May 2024.
Pierre-Yves Jeholet is a Belgian politician of the Reformist Movement. Since 2024,he has served as vice president of the government of Wallonia and as minister of economy and employment. From 2019 to 2024,he served as minister-president of the French Community. He served as group leader of the Reformist Movement in the Parliament of Wallonia from 2014 to 2017,and as minister of economy from 2017 to 2019.
