Monceau-sur-Sambre
Monceau-sur-Sambre
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Former municipality of Belgium | |
Former town hall of Monceau-sur-Sambre | |
Location in the municipality of Charleroi | |
| Coordinates: 50°24′N 4°22′E / 50.400°N 4.367°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Community | French Community |
| Province | Hainaut |
| Municipality | Charleroi |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.7 sq mi (7.1 km2) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 8,617 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6031 |
| Area code | 071 |
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Monceau-sur-Sambre (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃so syʁ sɑ̃bʁ], lit. 'Monceau on Sambre'; Walloon: Moncea-so-Sambe) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Charleroi, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
It was a municipality of its own before the merger of the municipalities in 1977.
Monceau is located west of Charleroi centre, to the north of the N90 motorway and east of the R3. The parish church is dedicated to Saint Louis de Gonzague.