You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Bootle" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 5 minutes away by bike. Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Congres Hotel Mons") is only 4 minutes’ drive away. You only need 1 minute to reach the motorway A7 / E19 - E42 (Halle - Nivelles - Mons - (Valenciennes, France)). In fewer than 2 minutes, by car, you can be at "Mons / Bergen" train station. If you appreciate the flexibility offered by renting a bike, you can find the "Blue-Bike - Mons" station at just 16 minutes’ walk away.
It takes about 50 minutes to reach Brussels with your car. In 30 minutes you can reach Charleroi. La Louvière is only 16 minutes away by car. Tournai is 34 minutes away by car.
There are multiple bus lines close by: TEC Hainaut - CityR - Mons centre-ville, TEC Hainaut - 14 - Mons - Saint-Ghislain with a stand 1 minute’ walk away, TEC Hainaut - 15 - Mons - Soignies with a stop reachable in fewer than 2 minutes as a pedestrian.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Ad Delhaize Nimy" (3 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Carrefour Express Mons" (10 minutes by foot or 5 minutes by car), "Match Mons" (16 minutes by foot or 4 minutes by car).
You can find a close preschool and elementary school: "Ecole Fondamentale Annexée Marguerite Bervoets Mons", 2 minutes away by car. If you are looking for a nursery, "Les P'Tits Génies" it is 5 minutes away by foot. You can find a convienient high school: "Institut D'Enseignement Secondaire Paramedical Provincial", 1 minute away by foot.
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