Courcelles
Located in Arrondissement de Charleroi, Hainaut Province Coordinates: 50°27′49″ N 4°22′25″ E
- Population
- 31,299
- 31.3K
- Elevation
- 151 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 17
- listed under Courcelles
- Airports
- CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport6 km
- BRU Brussels Airport49 km
About Courcelles
Courcelles is a village. Location: Arrondissement de Charleroi, Hainaut Province. Population: 31,299. Elevation: 151 m.
Courcelles (French pronunciation: [kuʁsɛl] ; Walloon: Courcele) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. As of January 1, 2006, Courcelles had a total population of 29,626. The total area is 44.24 km2 which gives a population density of 670 inhabitants per km2. The municipality consists of the following districts: Courcelles, Gouy-lez-Piéton, Souvret, and Trazegnies. In 1944, the town was the site of the Courcelles Massacre of 20 civilians by Belgian collaborators.
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Places bordering Courcelles
- Charleroi
- Seneffe
- Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont
Climate of Courcelles
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 75 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- June (78 mm)
- Driest month
- February (55 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 19° | 14° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 67 | 55 | 69 | 58 | 70 | 78 | 70 | 62 | 62 | 69 | 75 | 75 |
How to get to Courcelles
The nearest airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL), 6 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Charleroi, 8 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 6 kmeast
- Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 49 kmnorth
- Liège Airport (LGG) Grâce-Hollogne 78 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Charleroi Population: 200.1K 8 kmsoutheast
- Namur Population: 110.9K 35 kmeast
- Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 42 kmnorth
- Brussels Population: 1M 43 kmnorth
- Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 45 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Courcelles
Within 100 km: 320 historic and cultural sites, 1,166 natural sites, 1,104 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km206 places
- Grand Étang de Fosse Lake 25 kmSE
- Bois de Wauhu Natural site 20 kmSW
- Bois de la Ville Natural site 23 kmE
- Bois des Vieilles Ferrières Natural site 24 kmE
25–60 km975 places
- Île d'Androssart Island 45 kmSE
- Étang de Virelles Lake 43 kmS
- Étang de Séloignes Lake 50 kmS
- Étang d'Oise Lake 52 kmS
60–100 km1,409 places
- Île du Moulin Island 88 kmE
- Île Monsin Island 92 kmE
- Het Eiland Island 89 kmN
- Île de Franche Garenne Island 96 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Courcelles
17 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages13
- Chensée · Village
- Fléchère · Village
- Forrière · Village
- Les Culots · Village
- Marais · Village
- Morelmont · Village
- Motte · Village
- Petits Sarts · Village
- Reguignies · Village
- Rianwelz · Village
- Sart d'Hainaut · Village
- Sartis · Village
- Wilbeau-Roux · Village
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bois des Manants Natural site, Hainaut Province2.4 km NE
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Thiméon River, Hainaut Province2.3 km N
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Rampe River, Hainaut Province4.1 km N
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Buzet River, Hainaut Province4.4 km N
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Trazegnies River, Hainaut Province5 km NW
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Piéton River, Hainaut Province5.3 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources