Half of the square is surrounded by a neoclassical sculpted balustrade in bluestone on which statues commemorate illustrious figures from the history of Binche. Amidst figures such as Charles V, Margaret of York and Mary of Hungary stands a monument to Independence that was added in 1931.

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Monument on the square at the station in Binche erected in 1931 in honor of the rebels of 1789, the volunteers of 1830, the soldiers and deportees of the First World War.

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