The N5 is a road in Belgium connecting the small ring in Brussels and Philippeville via Charleroi (commonly named as far as the ring of Charleroi).
This road could be one of the deadliest of the country. This is not only due to the traffic density and the old fashioned road safety features, but also because many country roads are joining onto a high speed lane, namely the tractors harvesting sugar beet.
The road featured in the history of Belgium: during the Battle of Waterloo, the Imperial French Army used this path to join the battlefield of Quatre-Bras/Ligny.
Route The N5 crosses or borders 17 municipalities in total. 4 municipalities are located in the Brussels Capital Region, 1 in Flemish Brabant, 5 in Walloon Brabant, 4 in Hainaut and 3 in Namur. Full municipality list below, main municipalities are in bold. +RegionProvinceMunicipalityPopulationLength of N5 (km)/City of Brussels1887371.0Saint-Gilles488371.5Ixelles870521.1Uccle850996.2Sint-Genesius-Rode186283.5Waterloo303566.2Braine-l'Alleud403460.3Lasne142993.3Genappe1561112.1Villers-la-Ville109700.1Les Bons Villers95107.1Charleroi20242113.4Gerpinnes127715.8Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes137251.9Walcourt1842912.0Philippeville924312.9Couvin1387120.6
Junction list Sources: ProvinceMunicipalitySectionJunctionNorthbound destinationsSouthbound destinationsBrussels-capital RegionCity of BrusselsBrussels- Uccle Brussels (188.737 inh.) R20 Brussels inner ring roadBrusselsWaterloo CharleroiSaint-Gilles Saint-Gilles (48.837 inh.) N242 Kastelijn
N261 Louiza, UccleIxelles/City of Brussels / UccleThe N5 forms the border between the City of Brussels and Uccle. N241 Churchill, Saint-Gilles, ForestUccle R22 Auderghem, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Zaventem, Brussels AirportFlanders
Flemish BrabantSint-Genesius-RodeSint-Genesius-Rode Sint-Genesius-Rode (18.628 inh.)Wallonia
Walloon BrabantWaterlooWaterloo - Genappe Waterloo (30.356 inh.)CharleroiBraine-l'Alleud / WaterlooThe N5 forms the border between Braine-l'Alleud and Waterloo. N253 La Hulpe, Overijse
N27 Nivelles, La LouvièreWaterloo 25 R0, Brussels Ring road Brussels, Brussels Airport, Charleroi, Mons, Ghent, Antwerp, LiègeLasne Plancenoit (1.592 inh.)Waterloo BrusselsGenappe N25 Nivelles, Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Wavre, Leuven N271 Genappe-Center, Glabais, Lasne, Rixensart
N237 Court-Saint-Étienne, Nivelles
Genappe (15.611 inh.)
Ways (1.258 inh.)
Baisy (3.147 inh.)
Dernier-PatardGenappe / Villers-la-VilleThe N5 forms the border between Genappe and Villers-la-Ville. N93 Nivelles, Villers-la-Ville, Sombreffe, NamurGenappe/Wallonia
HainautLes Bons VillersLes Bons Villers - Charleroi Frasnes-lez-Gosselies (3.454 inh.) Frasnes-lez-Gosselies, Villers-Perwin, Villers-la-Ville
N567 Mellet, Thiméon, FleurusCharleroiCharleroi 16 (Gosselies, Genappe) E42 Charleroi, Brussels South Charleroi Airport, Namur, Liège, La Louvière, Mons, Brussels (E420) Gosselies (10.774 inh.)
N582 Gosselies, Courcelles
N586 Gosselies
23 (Jumet-North) E420 Nivelles, Brussels, Mons (E42), Liège (E42)
N568 Brussels South Charleroi Airport, Fleurus, Farciennes
Jumet (24.585 inh.)
Lodelinsart (8.459 inh.)
N569 Jumet, Marchienne-Docherie, Gilly, Châtelet, Lodelinsart
N585 Charleroi Hospital
Dampremy (6.807 inh.)
28 R9, E420, Charleroi inner ring road Charleroi, Brussels, Namur, Mons, Couvin, Gembloux, Waterloo
Charleroi (202.421 inh.)
N90 Marchienne-au-Pont, Anderlues, Binche, Mons
R9, E420, Charleroi inner ring road Charleroi, Brussels, Namur, Mons, Couvin, Gembloux, Waterloo
Interruption by R9, E420, Charleroi Ring Road with junctions to N53 (Chimay), A503 (Marcinelle), N575 (Châtelet), N90 (Namur, Mons), N29 (Gembloux) and E420 (Brussels)
29 (Porte de la Neuville) R9, E420, Charleroi inner ring road Charleroi, Brussels, Namur, Mons, Couvin, Gembloux, Waterloo
Sambre
N565 Marcinelle
Marcinelle (23.604 inh.)
N576 Couillet, Châtelet
Couillet (11.458 inh.)
8 (Couillet) R3, Grand ring de Charleroi Charleroi, Châtelet, Courcelles, Brussels South Charleroi Airport, Mons (E42), Liège (E42), Namur (E42), Brussels (E420)GerpinnesCharleroi - Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes Loverval (1.855 inh.) N574 Gerpinnes, MettetCharleroiCouvin (Reims)Gerpinnes / Ham-sur-Heure-NalinnesThe N5 forms the border between Gerpinnes and Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes. Flaches (Gerpinnes)
Bultia (Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes) Wallonia NamurWalcourtWalcourt - Couvin Tarcienne (2.209 inh.) Somzée (1.666 inh.)
N978 Somzée, Gerpinnes, Walcourt, Cerfontaine
Laneffe (2.017 inh.)
Laneffe
N932 Fraire, Walcourt, Mettet, Florennes
Fraire (1.467 inh.)
Yves-Gomezée (1.728 inh.)Philippeville Philippeville (only northbound) N40 Philippeville, Beaumont, Dinant, Florennes, (Maubeuge, Givet)
Philippeville (9.243 inh.)
Samart, Neuville (only northbound)
N978 Cerfontaine, Froidchapelle
RolyCouvin N939 Mariembourg, Boussu-en-Fagne Mariembourg
Mariembourg (2.109 inh.)
Mariembourg, Frasnes-lez-Couvin
Frasnes-lez-Couvin (1.230 inh.)
E420 Couvin-East, (Rocroi, Charleville-Mézières, Sedan, Reims)
N99 Pesche, Chimay, (Hirson)
Couvin (13.871 inh.)
N99 Petigny, Viroinval, Doische, (Givet)
N920 (Rocroi)
N964 Cul-des-Sarts, (Auvillers-les-Forges)
Brûly (419 inh.)
N920 Moulin Manteau (Charleville-Mézières, Reims)Continuation by D985 to Rocroi, Charleville-Mézières and Reims.
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See also Transport in Belgium