N6 road (Belgium)

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National Route 6
Dutch: Nationale Weg 6
French: Route nationale 6
Route information
Length68 km (42 mi)
Major junctions
FromBrussels
ToQuévy
Location
CountryBelgium
Major citiesBrussels, Halle, Mons
Highway system
  • Highways of Belgium

The N6 is a national route in Belgium that connects Brussels with Mons and the French border near Quévy.[1]

The road is one of the 9 major national routes and starts at the Brussels inner ring road. It goes southwest through the major suburb Anderlecht. The road crosses the Brussels Ring road, R0 before shortly entering Flanders. In Flanders, it only passes the midsized city Halle. Just south of Halle, the road enters Wallonia, passing cities like Tubize, Soignies and the E42/E19 highway before reaching the major city of Mons, the capital of the Hainaut Province. After Mons, the road directs south to connect the city with the French city Maubeuge. The road ends at the border in Quévy.

The N6 crosses or borders 11 municipalities. 2 in the Brussels Capital Region, 3 in Flemish Brabant, 2 in Walloon Brabant and 4 in Hainaut. A full list of municipalities[2] can be found below. Major municipalities are in bold.

Region Province Municipality Population Length of N6 (km)
 Brussels Capital Region / City of Brussels 188737 0.1
Anderlecht 122547 5.7
 Flanders  Flemish Brabant Sint-Pieters-Leeuw 35486 7.1
Beersel 26013 2.0
Halle 41281 5.9
 Wallonia  Walloon Brabant Tubize 27774 5.3
Rebecq 10977 3.0
 Hainaut Braine-le-Comte 22752 8.1
Soignies 28523 12.1
Mons 96545 14.2
Quévy 8087 7.1

Junction list[1][2][edit]

Province Municipality Section Junction Northbound destinations Southbound destinations
European UnionBelgiumBrussels

Brussels-capital Region

City of Brussels Brussels- Anderlecht Brussels (188.737 inh.)

R20 Brussels inner ring road

Brussels Halle

Mons

Anderlecht Brussels–Charleroi Canal

N215 Cartier Heyvaert

N274 Scheut

Anderlecht (122.547 inh.)

N282 Erasmus Hospital, Lennik

(Sint-Pieters-Leeuw) R0, Brussels Ring, Brussels Airport, Waterloo, Liège (E40), Leuven (E40), Ghent (E40), Antwerp (E19), Charleroi (E19), Mons (E19), Namur (E411), Tournai (E429)

European UnionBelgiumFlanders

Flanders

Flemish Brabant

Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Sint-Pieters-Leeuw - Halle Negenmanneke (6.915 inh.)

Zuun

Sint-Pieters-Leeuw / Beersel The N6 forms the border between Sint-Pieters-Leeuw and Beersel.

Lot (5.032)

Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Sint-Pieters-Leeuw (35.486 inh.)
Halle Halle (41.284 inh.)

N28 Pepingen, Ninove

Start of concurrency with N28

N7 Hondzocht, Enghien, Ath, Tournai

End of concurrency with N28

N28 Braine-le-Château, Nivelles

E429, N203a (Halle-Center) Brussels (E19), Enghien, Ath, Tournai,  France (Lille, Paris)

Lembeek (7.905 inh.)

Tubize

Mons

European UnionBelgiumWallonia

Wallonia

Walloon Brabant

Tubize Tubize - Rebecq Tubize (27.774 inh.)

Renard

Halle

Brussels

Soignies

Mons

Rebecq N280 Virginal-Samme, Ittre
European UnionBelgiumWalloniaWalloniaHainaut Braine-le-Comte Braine-le-Comte - Mons N533 Henripont, Ronquières, Nivelles

Braine-le-Comte (22.752 inh.)

N532 Écaussinnes, La Louvière

N57, N57b Écaussinnes, La Louvière, Soignies, Enghien, Silly, Ath, Lessines, Ronse

Tubize

Brussels

Soignies N55 Enghien

Soignies (28.523 inh.)

N524 Neufvilles, Lens

N55 Naast, Le Rœulx, Binche

Casteau (3.099 inh.)

Mons
Mons Mons Maisières (4.002 inh.)

23 (Soignies) E19, E42 Tournai, Saint-Ghislain, Brussels, La Louvière, Charleroi, Liège,  France (Valenciennes, Lille, Paris)

N56 Jurbise, Lens, Ath

N552 Obourg, Bustiau

Canal du Centre

Nimy (4.663 inh.)

R50, Mons inner ring road Mons, Saint-Ghislain, Tournai, Quaregnon, Quévy, Chimay, Binche, Charleroi, La LouvièreAth, Brussels,  France (Valenciennes, Maubeuge)

Interruption by R50 (Mons inner ring road) with junctions to N50 (Tournai), N51 ( France (Valenciennes)), N554 (Cuesmes), N90 (Charleroi)

R50, Mons inner ring road Mons, Saint-Ghislain, Tournai, Quaregnon, Quévy, Chimay, Binche, Charleroi, La Louvière, Ath, Brussels  France (Valenciennes, Maubeuge)

Hyon (4.028 inh.)

N544 Cuesmes, Frameries

N543 Ciply, Genly, Rieu-de-Bury

Ciply (764 inh.)

Nouvelles (311 inh.)

Soignies

Brussels

 France (Maubeuge)
Quévy Mons - Quévy 4 R5, Mons outer ring road Mons, Frameries, Saint-Ghislain, Tournai (E42), Charleroi (E42), Brussels (E19),  France (Valenciennes) (E19)

Asquillies (439 inh.)

N546 Givry, Frameries, Colfontaine

N563 Havay, Givry, Estinnes, Binche

Mons
European UnionFranceHauts-de-France Continuation by N2 towards Maubeuge

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  2. ^ a b "Belgium: Regions, Provinces, Arrondissements, Cities, Municipalities, Sub-Municipalities, Agglomerations, Sectors - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-04-13.