Gosselies | |
Settlement Type: | Former municipality of Belgium |
Pushpin Map: | Belgium |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Belgium |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Belgium |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Community |
Subdivision Type3: | Province |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Charleroi |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 12.08 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 11246 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 50.4688°N 4.4319°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 6041 |
Area Code: | 071 |
Gosselies (pronounced as /fr/; wa|Gochliye) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Charleroi, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
Located in the north of Charleroi, it was a city and a municipality of its own before the merger of the municipalities in 1977. Gosselies was 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]
The tower of the former castle of Bousies family.[2]