Château of Mariemont

Morlanwelz (French pronunciation: [mɔʁlɑ̃we] ; Walloon: Marlanwé) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 Morlanwelz had a total population of 18,595. The total area is 20.26 km2 which gives a population density of 918 inhabitants per km2. Its postcode is 7140. The municipality consists of the following districts: Carnières, Mont-Sainte-Aldegonde, and Morlanwelz-Mariemont.

Manage (French pronunciation: [manaʒ] ; Walloon: Manadje) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Manage had a total population of 22,341. The total area is 19.60 km2 which gives a population density of 1,140 inhabitants per km2. The municipality consists of the following districts: Bellecourt, Bois-d'Haine, Fayt-lez-Manage, La Hestre, and Manage.

Mont-Sainte-Aldegonde (Walloon: Li Mont) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Morlanwelz, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

The Easi Arena is a multi-use stadium in La Louvière, Belgium. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium is one of the most recent stadiums built in Belgium and was completed in 2025. It serves as the new ground of RAAL La Louvière and lies just a few tens of meters next to the former stadium, the Stade du Tivoli. The stadium holds 8,050 people and was built in 2025.

The Stade Communal du Tivoli is a multi-use stadium in La Louvière, Belgium. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It was the home ground of R.A.A. Louviéroise. The stadium holds 12,500 people and was built in 1972. UR La Louvière Centre are its current tenants.

Fayt-lez-Manage (Walloon: El Fayi-dlé-Manadje) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Manage, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The name dates to 1920, previously it was called Fayt-lez-Seneffe. It was a municipality in its own right before the merger of the municipalities in 1977. The locality is served by bus 30 Anderlues - Morlanwelz - La Louvière - Strépy-Bracquenies - Thieu.

Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont (French pronunciation: [ʃapɛl le ɛʁlɛmɔ̃] ; Walloon: El Tchapele) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On January 1, 2018, Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont had a total population of 14,900. The total area is 18.10 km² which gives a population density of 820 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following districts: Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont, Godarville, and Piéton.

The European Research Council (ERC) is a public body for funding of scientific and technological research conducted within the European Union (EU). Established by the European Commission in 2007, the ERC is composed of an independent Scientific Council, its governing body consisting of distinguished researchers, and an Executive Agency, in charge of the implementation. It forms part of the framework programme of the union dedicated to research and innovation, Horizon 2020, preceded by the Seventh Research Framework Programme (FP7). The ERC budget is over €13 billion from 2014 – 2020 and comes from the Horizon 2020 programme, a part of the European Union's budget. Under Horizon 2020 it is estimated that around 7,000 ERC grantees will be funded and 42,000 team members supported, including 11,000 doctoral students and almost 16,000 post-doctoral researchers. The ERC awards to individuals are widely considered to be either among the most, or else the most prestigious grant for academics in Europe. Researchers from any field can compete for the grants that support pioneering projects. The ERC competitions are open to top researchers also from outside the union. The average success rate is about 12%. Five ERC grantees have won Nobel Prizes. Grant applications are assessed by qualified experts. Excellence is the sole criterion for selection; there are neither thematic priorities, nor geographical quotas for funding. The aim is to recognise the best ideas, and confer status and visibility to the best research in Europe, while also attracting talent from abroad. Along with national funding bodies, the ERC aims to improve the climate for European frontier research. The Scientific Council has been keen to learn from the ERC's peers in national research councils (European and overseas) and to engage in dialogue and appropriate collaboration.

Seneffe (French pronunciation: [sənɛf] ; Walloon: Sinefe) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 Seneffe had a total population of 10,743. The total area is 62.77 km² which gives a population density of 171 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following districts: Arquennes, Familleureux, Feluy, Petit-Rœulx-lez-Nivelles, and Seneffe. The Château de Seneffe, now a museum belonging to the French Community of Belgium, is located in the municipality. Seneffe was the site of a battle in 1674 between French and Dutch armies during the Franco-Dutch War.

La Louvière (French pronunciation: [la luvjɛʁ] ; Walloon: El Lovire) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Boussoit, Haine-Saint-Paul, Haine-Saint-Pierre, Houdeng-Aimeries, Houdeng-Gœgnies, La Louvière, Maurage, Saint-Vaast, Strépy-Bracquegnies, and Trivières. La Louvière is the capital of the Centre region, a former coal mining area in the Sillon industriel, between the Borinage to the West and the Pays Noir to the East.

The SA Usine Boel (Usines Gustave Boël, or UGB) was a steel works located in La Louvière, Belgium, founded in 1851 as Fonderies et Laminoirs Ernest Boucquéau. From 1880 the works became the property of Gustave Boël. After a failed acquisition by Koninklijke Hoogovens in 1997 the company became a subsidiary of Duferco in 1999, Duferco La Louvière. Blast furnace production was ended by the beginning of the 21st century. A joint venture including the plant was formed with NLMK in 2006, terminated in 2011, with the NLMK and Duferco splitting flat and long product facilities at the plant. Duferco closed their part of the plant in 2013. As of 2016 the flat products line continues operations as NLMK La Louvière.

Trazegnies (Walloon: Trejhniye) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Courcelles, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Having merged with the municipality in 1976, it is located halfway between Charleroi and La Louvière. A former mining area, it is the location of Trazegnies Castle. Trazegnies gives its name to the Marquess of Trazegnies d'Ittre.