L. S. is the most convieniently located nursery: just 10 minutes away as a pedestrian. You can find a close preschool and elementary school: "Ecole Fondamentale Alphonse Vaisière", 1 minute away by car. If you are looking for a high school, "Centre Éducatif Communal Secondaire De Couillet-Marcinelle" it is 16 minutes away by foot.
There are multiple bus lines close by: TEC Charleroi - 12 - Gilly (Cimetière) - Loverval (IMTR), TEC Charleroi - 18 - Jumet (Dépôt)-Charleroi Sud-Châtelet (Chavepeyer) with a stop 3 minutes away by foot, TEC Namur - Luxembourg - 138b - Charleroi - Florennes with a stand 4 minutes’ walk away.
Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Renault Goeyens") is only 3 minutes’ drive away. A SNCB station ("Couillet") is located 3 minutes away by bike, or 1 minute by car. The A54 / E420 (Nivelles - Charleroi) motorway is accessible in 5 minutes and A15 / E42 (La Louvière - Charleroi - Namur - Liège) will take 12 minutes. Thanks to the "Cambio - Charleroi-Gare" station, you can rent a car when you need one, in fewer than 15 minutes with your bike. The nearest airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport and is reachable by car in 9 minutes.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Delhaize Marcinelle" (14 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Trafic Marcinelle" (15 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Bio-Planet Charleroi" (15 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car).
In 49 minutes you can reach Brussels. It will take you 12 minutes to get to Charleroi by bike. Namur is 30 minutes away by car. It takes about 38 minutes to reach Mons with your car.
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