Charleroi
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Location of Charleroi in the province of Hainault
Gosselies Location in Belgium
Sovereign state	Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Community	French Community
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Charleroi
Coordinates	50°24′0″N 04°26′0″E / 50.4°N 4.433333°E / 50.4; 4.433333Coordinates: 50°24′0″N 04°26′0″E / 50.4°N 4.433333°E / 50.4; 4.433333
Area	102.08 km²
Population – Males – Females – Density	201,300 (2006-01-01) 48.40% 51.60% 1972 inhab./km²
Age distribution 0–19 years 20–64 years 65+ years	(01/01/2006) 23.69% 59.05% 17.26%
Foreigners	14.01% (01/07/2005)
Unemployment rate	30.61% (1 January 2006)
Mean annual income	€10,363/pers. (2003)
Mayor	Jean-Jacques Viseur (CDH)
Governing parties	PS, CDH, MR
Postal codes	6000, 6001, 6010, 6020, 6030-6032, 6040-6044, 6060, 6061
Area codes	071
Website	www.charleroi.be

Gosselies is a section of the Belgian town of Charleroi within the Walloon region in the Province of Hainaut. It was a commune of its own before the merger of the communes in 1977. Gosselies is the home for the headquarters of Caterpillar Belgium, and Solar Turbines Europe.

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