La Louvière
La Louvière
El Lovire (Walloon) | |
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Houdeng-Aimeries | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of La Louvière in Hainaut | |
Interactive map of La Louvière | |
La Louvière Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°28′N 04°11′E / 50.467°N 4.183°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Hainaut |
| Arrondissement | La Louvière |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jacques Gobert (PS) |
| • Governing parties | PS, MR, UDSC |
| Area | |
• Total | 64.56 km2 (24.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-09-01) | |
• Total | 80,986 |
| • Density | 1,254/km2 (3,249/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 7100, 7110 |
| NIS code | 58001 |
| Area codes | 064 |
| Website | www.lalouviere.be |
La Louvière (French pronunciation: [la luvjɛʁ] ⓘ; Walloon: El Lovire) is a municipality and city of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Boussoit, Haine-Saint-Paul, Haine-Saint-Pierre, Houdeng-Aimeries, Houdeng-Gœgnies, La Louvière, Maurage, Saint-Vaast, Strépy-Bracquegnies, and Trivières.
La Louvière is the capital of the Centre region, a former coal mining area in the Sillon industriel, between the Borinage to the West and the Pays Noir to the East.