Gosselies

Former municipality of Belgium in Wallonia

Gosselies Gochliye (Walloon)
Former municipality of Belgium
Coat of arms
Location in the municipality of Charleroi
50°28′7.524″N 4°25′55.006″E / 50.46875667°N 4.43194611°E / 50.46875667; 4.43194611
Country	Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Community	French Community
Province	Hainaut
Municipality	Charleroi
Area
• Total	4.66 sq mi (12.08 km²)
Population (2001)
• Total	11,246
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6041
Area code	071

Gosselies (Walloon: 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]

Sights

The tower of the former castle of Bousies family.^[2]

People born in Gosselies

Jean-Pierre Lecocq (1947–1992), molecular biologist and entrepreneur

References

^ "Charleroi light rail returns to Gosselies". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
^ "Tour de l'ancien château, Charleroi Visitors' Guide: Tips and Information". Trek Zone. Retrieved 2022-07-28.