In 49 minutes you can reach Brussels. It will take you 12 minutes to get to Charleroi by bike. In just 29 minutes by car you can reach Namur. Mons is 37 minutes away by car.
You can find a close preschool and elementary school: "Ecole Fondamentale Alphonse Vaisière", 1 minute away by car. The closest high school is named "Centre Éducatif Communal Secondaire De Couillet-Marcinelle" and is 2 minutes' away by car. You can find a close nursery: "L. S.", in fewer than 1 minute by car.
There are multiple bus lines close by: TEC Charleroi - 12 - Gilly (Cimetière) - Loverval (IMTR), TEC Namur - Luxembourg - 138b - Charleroi - Florennes, TEC Charleroi - 13 - Presles (Cité Solaire) - Charleroi Sud with a stand 1 minute’ walk away.
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Charleroi-Gare" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 16 minutes away by bike. In fewer than 1 minute, by car, you can be at "Couillet" train station. Do you need to charge an electric car? The nearest charging station ("Renault Goeyens") is just 2 minutes away by car. The A54 / E420 (Nivelles - Charleroi) can be reached in 5 minutes, and the slip road to A15 / E42 (La Louvière - Charleroi - Namur - Liège) is just a 11 minute drive away. The nearest airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport and is reachable by car in 9 minutes.
There are a variety of supermarkets nearby: "Delhaize Marcinelle" (12 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Carrefour Market Couillet" (13 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Trafic Marcinelle" (14 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car).
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