# N5 road (Belgium)

The N5 is a road in Belgium connecting the small ring in Brussels and Philippeville via Charleroi (commonly named French: Route de Philippeville till 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.
It has also been part of the history of Belgium in the Battle of Waterloo, during which the Imperial French Army went through this path to join the battlefield of Quatre-Bras/Ligny
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.
| Region | Province | Municipality | Population | Length of N5 (km) |
| Brussels Capital Region | / | City of Brussels | 188737 | 1.0 |
| Brussels Capital Region | / | Saint-Gilles | 48837 | 1.5 |
| Brussels Capital Region | / | Ixelles | 87052 | 1.1 |
| Brussels Capital Region | / | Uccle | 85099 | 6.2 |
| Flanders | Flemish Brabant | Sint-Genesius-Rode | 18628 | 3.5 |
| Wallonia | Walloon Brabant | Waterloo | 30356 | 6.2 |
| Wallonia | Walloon Brabant | Braine-l'Alleud | 40346 | 0.3 |
| Wallonia | Walloon Brabant | Lasne | 14299 | 3.3 |
| Wallonia | Walloon Brabant | Genappe | 15611 | 12.1 |
| Wallonia | Walloon Brabant | Villers-la-Ville | 10970 | 0.1 |
| Wallonia | Hainaut | Les Bons Villers | 9510 | 7.1 |
| Wallonia | Hainaut | Charleroi | 202421 | 13.4 |
| Wallonia | Hainaut | Gerpinnes | 12771 | 5.8 |
| Wallonia | Hainaut | Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes | 13725 | 1.9 |
| Wallonia | Namur | Walcourt | 18429 | 12.0 |
| Wallonia | Namur | Philippeville | 9243 | 12.9 |
| Wallonia | Namur | Couvin | 13871 | 20.6 |

## Junction list

Sources:
| Province | Municipality | Section | Junction | Northbound destinations | Southbound destinations |
| Brussels-capital Region | City of Brussels | Brussels- Uccle | Brussels (188.737 inh.) R20 Brussels inner ring road | Brussels | Waterloo Charleroi |
| Brussels-capital Region | Saint-Gilles | Brussels- Uccle | Saint-Gilles (48.837 inh.) N242 Kastelijn N261 Louiza, Uccle | Brussels | Waterloo Charleroi |
| Brussels-capital Region | Ixelles | Brussels- Uccle | / | Brussels | Waterloo Charleroi |
| Brussels-capital Region | City of Brussels / Uccle | Brussels- Uccle | The N5 forms the border between the City of Brussels and Uccle. N241 Churchill, Saint-Gilles, Forest | Brussels | Waterloo Charleroi |
| Brussels-capital Region | Uccle | Brussels- Uccle | R22 Auderghem, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Zaventem, Brussels Airport | Brussels | Waterloo Charleroi |
| Flanders Flemish Brabant | Sint-Genesius-Rode | Sint-Genesius-Rode | Sint-Genesius-Rode (18.628 inh.) | Brussels | Waterloo Charleroi |
| Wallonia Walloon Brabant | Waterloo | Waterloo - Genappe | Waterloo (30.356 inh.) | Brussels | Charleroi |
| Wallonia Walloon Brabant | Braine-l'Alleud / Waterloo | Waterloo - Genappe | The N5 forms the border between Braine-l'Alleud and Waterloo. N253 La Hulpe, Overijse N27 Nivelles, La Louvière | Brussels | Charleroi |
| Wallonia Walloon Brabant | Waterloo | Waterloo - Genappe | 25 R0, Brussels Ring road Brussels, Brussels Airport, Charleroi, Mons, Ghent, Antwerp, Liège | Brussels | Charleroi |
| Wallonia Walloon Brabant | Lasne | Waterloo - Genappe | Plancenoit (1.592 inh.) | Waterloo Brussels | Charleroi |
| Wallonia Walloon Brabant | Genappe | Waterloo - Genappe | 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-Patard | Waterloo Brussels | Charleroi |
| Wallonia Walloon Brabant | Genappe / Villers-la-Ville | Waterloo - Genappe | The N5 forms the border between Genappe and Villers-la-Ville. N93 Nivelles, Villers-la-Ville, Sombreffe, Namur | Waterloo Brussels | Charleroi |
| Wallonia Walloon Brabant | Genappe | Waterloo - Genappe | / | Waterloo Brussels | Charleroi |
| Wallonia Hainaut | Les Bons Villers | Les Bons Villers - Charleroi | Frasnes-lez-Gosselies (3.454 inh.) Frasnes-lez-Gosselies, Villers-Perwin, Villers-la-Ville N567 Mellet, Thiméon, Fleurus | Waterloo Brussels | Charleroi |
| Wallonia Hainaut | Charleroi | Charleroi | 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) | Waterloo Brussels | |
| Wallonia Hainaut | Gerpinnes | Charleroi - Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes | Loverval (1.855 inh.) N574 Gerpinnes, Mettet | Charleroi | Couvin  France (Reims) |
| Wallonia Hainaut | Gerpinnes / Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes | Charleroi - Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes | The N5 forms the border between Gerpinnes and Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes. Flaches (Gerpinnes) Bultia (Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes) | Charleroi | Couvin  France (Reims) |
| Wallonia Namur | Walcourt | Walcourt - 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.) | Charleroi | Couvin  France (Reims) |
| Wallonia Namur | Philippeville | Walcourt - Couvin | Philippeville (only northbound) N40 Philippeville, Beaumont, Dinant, Florennes, France (Maubeuge, Givet) Philippeville (9.243 inh.) Samart, Neuville (only northbound) N978 Cerfontaine, Froidchapelle Roly | Charleroi | Couvin  France (Reims) |
| Wallonia Namur | Couvin | Walcourt - Couvin | N939 Mariembourg, Boussu-en-Fagne Mariembourg Mariembourg (2.109 inh.) Mariembourg, Frasnes-lez-Couvin Frasnes-lez-Couvin (1.230 inh.) E420 Couvin-East, France (Rocroi, Charleville-Mézières, Sedan, Reims) N99 Pesche, Chimay, France (Hirson) Couvin (13.871 inh.) N99 Petigny, Viroinval, Doische, France (Givet) N920 France (Rocroi) N964 Cul-des-Sarts, France (Auvillers-les-Forges) Brûly (419 inh.) N920 Moulin Manteau | Charleroi | France (Charleville-Mézières, Reims) |
| | Continuation by D985 to Rocroi, Charleville-Mézières and Reims. | Continuation by D985 to Rocroi, Charleville-Mézières and Reims. | Continuation by D985 to Rocroi, Charleville-Mézières and Reims. | Continuation by D985 to Rocroi, Charleville-Mézières and Reims. | Continuation by D985 to Rocroi, Charleville-Mézières and Reims. |