In 47 minutes you can reach Brussels. Charleroi is only 7 minutes away by car. Only 23 minutes are needed to reach Namur with your car. Mons is 36 minutes away by car.
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Tumelaire" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 64 minutes away by foot. Do you need to charge an electric car? The nearest charging station ("Rivage De Boubier") is just 6 minutes away by car. The motorways A54 / E420 (Nivelles - Charleroi) and A15 / E42 (La Louvière - Charleroi - Namur - Liège) can be reached in 5 minutes. Brussels South Charleroi Airport is 8 minutes’ drive away or reachable by public transport in about 48 minutes. A SNCB station ("Châtelet") is located 13 minutes away by bike, or 6 minutes by car.
You can find a close preschool and elementary school: "Groupe Scolaire Boubier", 1 minute away by car. The nearest high school is called "Lycee Mixte Francois De Sales" and is 30 minutes' walk away. You can find a close nursery: "B. B.", in fewer than 2 minutes by car.
There are multiple bus lines close by: TEC Charleroi - 62 - Gilly (Soleilmont) - Jumet (Madeleine), TEC Charleroi - 710 - Fleurus - Charleroi, TEC Charleroi - 17 - Fleurus - Wanfercée-Baulet - Gilly - Châtelet with a stop reachable in fewer than 3 minutes as a pedestrian. The closest metro line is TEC Charleroi - M4 - Charleroi Sud - Gilly Soleilmont (Métro) with a stand 7 minutes’ walk away.
You have the choice between several nearby supermarkets: "Carrefour Market Grand Trieu" (4 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Lidl Châtelineau" (8 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Aldi Gilly" (4 minutes by car).
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