ECOMUSEUM OF BOIS-DU-LUC

© EBL

© EBL

© Bernard Vanroye

The Bois-du-Luc, a mining site listed as exceptional Walloon heritage, invites you to discover the work and daily life of a miner and his family. At the end of the 19th century, the Société des Charbonnages du Bois-du-Luc (created in 1685) founded the Saint-Emmanuel pit. Nearby it created a unique village model. At the village, which was under the supervision of the Director, the workers could eat (grocery, butcher, mill-brewery), get treatment (home, hospital), relax (hall, park and kiosk, leisure activities), learn (schools, library) and pray (Saint-Barbe church).

Bois-du-Luc is a key location on the European Route of Industrial Heritage.

Access: motorway E19-E42, exit Le Roeulx, dir. Houdeng / Train: station of La Louvière Centre, Bus TEC.

The Ecomuseum welcomes visitors for audio guided tours in French, Dutch, English and German (1h30 per visit). Specific educational animations are organized for schools, according to their educational level. Visits à la carte on request. The cafeteria is open for the visitors.
The site is accessible to handicapped people with an accompanying adult.

Open by appointment only from November to April.

INDICE PASSE-PARTOUT: 086153

Free entrance for children under 6 years of age.