Brussels is 49 minutes away by car. Charleroi is only 5 minutes away by car. In 30 minutes you can reach Namur. Mons is 37 minutes away by car.
If you are looking for a nursery, "Lambermont" it is 8 minutes away by foot. The nearest high school is called "Centre Éducatif Communal Secondaire De Couillet-Marcinelle" and is 9 minutes' walk away. You can find a close preschool and elementary school: "Ecole Fondamentale Communale Du Fond Jacques", 1 minute away by car.
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 15 minutes away by bike. To reach A54 / E420 (Nivelles - Charleroi) you only need 5 minutes and A15 / E42 (La Louvière - Charleroi - Namur - Liège) is reachable in 11 minutes. For holidays or business, you can reach Brussels South Charleroi Airport in fewer than 8 minutes by car. Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Renault Goeyens") is only 2 minutes’ drive away. A SNCB station ("Couillet") is located 4 minutes away by bike, or 1 minute by car.
There are a variety of supermarkets nearby: "Lidl Couillet (Charleroi)" (7 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Delhaize Marcinelle" (7 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Bio-Planet Charleroi" (10 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car).
There are multiple bus lines close by: TEC Charleroi - 18 - Jumet (Dépôt)-Charleroi Sud-Châtelet (Chavepeyer) with a stop reachable in fewer than 2 minutes as a pedestrian, TEC Namur - Luxembourg - 138b - Charleroi - Florennes with a stop 4 minutes away by foot, TEC Charleroi - 14 - Charleroi Sud - Bouffioulx - Gilly (Gazomètre) with a stop reachable in fewer than 6 minutes as a pedestrian.
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