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Last updated: October 2, 2025

Pétria Spoil Heap No. 1

The Pétria slag heap, known as “Seat No. 1” was created between 1870 and 1926. It was then exploited and reworked as part of the recovery of coal shale and residual coal.

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Terril des Piges

The two Piges slag heaps are located at the gates of the city center, they are the first slag heaps of the Porte Ouest chain and the first site used …

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Terril of the Bayemont

The Bayemont is of particular value because of its easy access. From its top emerges the whole chain of slag heaps and we understand the richness of the context of …

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Path of the Trees of the Twelve Nationalities

On the right side of the path, trees of twelve different species have been planted in memory of the 262 miners, of twelve nationalities, who perished in the Bois du Cazier disaster on August 8, 1956.

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Saint-Théodore Spoil Tip

The East Saint-Théodore was generated by the Saint-Théodore mine in the Sacré-Madame coal mines in Dampremy.

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Terril Calvaire 2 (204m)

The Calvaire slag heap is covered with beautiful pioneer vegetation.

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Crossing the Aulniats spoil heap via the GR

The Aulniats slag heap is an elongated and flat slag heap, with an unstructured look that culminates at 186 m. Its abundant vegetation, its viewpoints over the Sambre valley and …

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Queen Astrid Park

The demolition of the fortifications at the end of the sixties of the nineteenth century gave Charleroi a lot of space. The municipal government decided in 1867 to construct several …

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View from Terril Saint-Charles Sud (Bois du Cazier)

The Saint-Charles Sud slag heap, entirely wooded, has been converted into a place of discovery and relaxation. It adjoins the Bois du Cazier site, where the biggest mining disaster in …

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Terril de l'Epine - GR

The slag heap of the Thorn was born from the accumulation of coal shale from 1890, to end in 1958. At that time, the slag heap had several cones. From …

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Pétria Spoil Heap No. 1

Terril des Piges

Terril of the Bayemont

Path of the Trees of the Twelve Nationalities

Saint-Théodore Spoil Tip

Terril Calvaire 2 (204m)

Crossing the Aulniats spoil heap via the GR

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