Gosselies

Gosselies
Former municipality of Belgium

Coat of arms

Location in the municipality of Charleroi
Gosselies

Location in Belgium

Coordinates: 50°28′7.524″N 4°25′55.006″E / 50.46875667°N 4.43194611°E / 50.46875667; 4.43194611Coordinates: 50°28′7.524″N 4°25′55.006″E / 50.46875667°N 4.43194611°E / 50.46875667; 4.43194611
Country  Belgium
Region  Wallonia
Community Wallonia French Community
Province  Hainaut
Municipality Charleroi
Area
  Total 4.66 sq mi (12.08 km2)
Population (2001)
  Total 11,246
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 6041
Area code(s) 071

Gosselies (Walloon: Gochliye) is a section of the Walloon city of Charleroi in the Belgian province of Hainaut. Located in the north of Charleroi, it was a municipality of its own before the merger of the municipalities in 1977. Gosselies is 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]

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