Houdeng-Aimeries
Section of La Louvière, Belgium
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The old Canal du Centre at Houdeng-Aimeries (left) and its boat lift (right)
Houdeng-Aimeries
Oudè | |
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Village | |
 Modern view of the Bois-du-Luc | |
 Interactive map of Houdeng-Aimeries | |
| Coordinates: 50°29′N 4°9′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Hainaut |
| Municipality | La Louvière |
Houdeng-Aimeries (Walloon: Oudè) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of La Louvière, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
The village contains two UNESCO World Heritage sites; its 16.93 m high boat lift was listed in 1998, together with the other three hydraulic boat lifts on the Canal du Centre near La Louvière,[1] and Bois-du-Luc is a former coal mine today preserved as one of the four Walloon mining sites listed in 2012 under the Major Mining Sites of Wallonia.[2]
