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Charleroi
city in Wallonia, Belgium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charleroi is a municipality and city in the Belgian province of Hainaut.
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View of Charles II square from the belfry
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In 2007, 201,550 people lived there.[1]
It is at 50° 24 North, 04° 26 East.[2]