N6 road (Belgium)

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

National Route 6
Dutch: Nationale Weg 6 French: Route nationale 6
Route information
Length	68 km (42 mi)
Major junctions
From	Brussels
To	Quévy
Location
Country	Belgium
Major cities	Brussels, Halle, Mons
Highway system
Highways of Belgium Motorways National Roads

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