Gosselies
Former municipality of Belgium in Wallonia
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Gosselies (French pronunciation: [ɡɔsli]; Walloon: Gochliye) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Charleroi, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
Gosselies
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Former municipality of Belgium | |
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Coat of arms | |
 Location in the municipality of Charleroi | |
  Gosselies Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°28′7.524″N 4°25′55.006″E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Community | French Community |
| Province | Hainaut |
| Municipality | Charleroi |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.66 sq mi (12.08 km2) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 11,246 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6041 |
| Area code | 071 |
Located in the north of Charleroi, it was a city and a municipality of its own before the merger of the municipalities in 1977. Gosselies was the home of the headquarters of Caterpillar Belgium, as well as Solar Turbines Europe. The Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA) is located in Gosselies too.
On the pre-metro line M3, opened in June 2013, there are nine stations located in Gosselies. Since this date, Gosselies has been re-connected with the center of Charleroi and the SNCB Charleroi-South railway station by tram.[1]
People born in Gosselies
- Edmond Dauchot (1905–1978), photographer, poet and engraver
- Jean-Pierre Lecocq (1947–1992), molecular biologist and entrepreneur
Sights
The tower of the former castle of Bousies family.[2]
