Monceau-sur-Sambre

Former municipality of Belgium in Wallonia

Monceau-sur-Sambre Moncea-so-Sambe (Walloon)
Former municipality of Belgium
[[File::Monceau-sur-Sambre 240410 (3).JPG\|250px\|Former town hall of Monceau-sur-Sambre]] Former town hall of Monceau-sur-Sambre
Location in the municipality of Charleroi
50°24′N 4°22′E / 50.400°N 4.367°E / 50.400; 4.367
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

Monceau-sur-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.

Sights

The Château de Monceau-sur-Sambre,^[1] with its park and arboretum, lies to the south of the suburb, close to the N90.

People born in Monceau-sur-Sambre

Yvonne Vieslet [fr], Belgian martyrdom (1908-1918)^[2]

References

^ Yellow.Place. "Château de Monceau-sur-Sambre - Monceau-sur-Sambre, Belgium". Yellow.Place. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
^ "Monument Yvonne Vieslet Marchienne-au-Pont - Marchienne-au-Pont (Charleroi) - TracesOfWar.com". www.tracesofwar.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.