In 36 minutes you can reach Brussels. Antwerp is 54 minutes away by car. Only 22 minutes are needed to reach Charleroi with your car. In 32 minutes you can reach Namur.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Carrefour Market Genappe" (4 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Delitraiteur Genappe" (10 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Colruyt Genappe" (11 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car).
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Abbé Michel" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 37 minutes away by bike. For holidays or business, you can reach Brussels South Charleroi Airport in fewer than 18 minutes by car. Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Golf De L’empereur, Relais & Country Club") is only 15 minutes’ drive away. The R0 (Brussels ring) can be reached in 11 minutes, and the slip road to A7 / E19 - E42 (Halle - Nivelles - Mons - (Valenciennes, France)) is just a 13 minute drive away. The nearest train station is "La Roche (Brabant)": reachable in 10 minutes by car, or 46 minutes by public transport.
The closest bus lines are TEC Brabant Wallon - 19 - Nivelles - Ottignies, TEC Charleroi - 366 - Baisy-Thy - Genappe - Rêves, TEC Charleroi - 365a - Bruxelles - Jumet (Madeleine) with a stop 1 minute away by foot.
You can find a convienient high school: "Ecole Secondaire Nespa-Bw", 3 minutes away by foot. There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Ecole Communale Fondamentale", 4 minutes away by bike. If you are looking for a nursery, "Les Petits Bateaux" it is 2 minutes away by car.
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