The Centre is the name of an important basin of the Sillon industriel in Wallonia between Mons (the Borinage) and Charleroi (in the "center" of the way of these two towns or regions). Its most important town is La Louvière. This region gives its name to the Canal du Centre, between Mons and Thieu, a village next to La Louvière.
The region had its own newspaper from 1945 to 1987, L'Echo du Centre [1] There is also a regional television, Antenne Centre [2]