Brussels is 51 minutes away by car. Charleroi is only 7 minutes away by car. It takes about 32 minutes to reach Namur with your car. In 35 minutes you can reach Mons.
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 18 minutes away by bike. A SNCB station ("Marchienne-Zone") is located 7 minutes away by bike, or 4 minutes by car. The A54 / E420 (Nivelles - Charleroi) can be reached in 7 minutes, and the slip road to A15 / E42 (La Louvière - Charleroi - Namur - Liège) is just a 13 minute drive away. Brussels South Charleroi Airport is 10 minutes’ drive away or reachable by public transport in about 29 minutes. In fewer than 10 minutes, you can find a charging station ("Parking Rive Gauche Charleroi") for your electric car.
You can find a close preschool and elementary school: "Ecole Fondamentale Libre Des Soeurs De La Providence", 1 minute away by car. You can find a close high school: "Institut Notre-Dame", in fewer than 1 minute by car. The nearest nursery is called "S. A." and is 10 minutes' walk away.
You can access these bus lines: TEC Charleroi - 70 - Montigny-le-Tilleul (Vésale) - Charleroi Sud, TEC Charleroi - 71 - Charleroi Sud - Monceau-sur-Sambre (Moulin), TEC Charleroi - 170 - Charleroi Sud - Jamioulx - Ham-sur-Heure - Vésale with a stand 4 minutes’ walk away. This listing is served with a metro line such as TEC Charleroi - M2 - Charleroi Sud - Anderlues Monument (Métro) with a stop reachable in fewer than 25 minutes as a pedestrian.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Carrefour Market Mont Sur Marchienne" (5 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Trafic Mont-Sur-Marchienne" (5 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Louis Delhaize Marcinelle-Total" (23 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car).
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