The N7 is a national route in Belgium that connects Halle, just southwest of Brussels, with Tournai and the border with France.[1]
The road is one of the 9 major national routes in Belgium, but the only one that does not start in Brussels. The start of the N7 is at an intersection with the N6 in the Flemish city Halle, 19 km (12 mi) southeast of Brussels. The route starts running west and crosses the E429 highway before entering Wallonia. The route goes to the city of Enghien where it crosses the E429 highway again. The N7 goes southwest and continue straight to the midsized city Ath in central Hainaut Province. After passing Leuze-en-Hainaut and the E42 highway, the N7 reaches the major city and border town Tournai. The road ends at the French border near the village of Hertain where it continues as the D941 to Lille.
The N7 crosses 8 municipalities. 1 in Flemish Brabant, 2 in Walloon Brabant and 7 in Hainaut. A full list of municipalities can be found below. Major municipalities are in bold.[2]
| Regions | Province | Municipality | Population | Length of N7 (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halle | 41284 | 4.2 | ||
| Tubize | 27774 | 2.4 | ||
| Rebecq | 10977 | 3.6 | ||
| Enghien | 14233 | 10.7 | ||
| Silly | 8415 | 5.6 | ||
| Ath | 29630 | 14.9 | ||
| Leuze-en-Hainaut | 13998 | 10.8 | ||
| Tournai | 65518 | 20.9 |
| Province | Municipality | Section | Junction | Eastbound destinations | Westbound destinations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FlandersFlemish Brabant | Halle | Halle | Halle (41.284 inh.) N6, N28 Halle, Brussels, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Pepingen, Ninove, Tubize, Mons, Nivelles 22 (Halle) E429 Enghien, Ath, Tournai, Brussels (R0), Nivelles (E19), (Lille) Lembeek (7.905 inh.) Hondzocht (771 inh.)[3] N224 Tubize | Brussels | EnghienAth | |
| WalloniaWalloon Brabant | Tubize | Tubize - Rebecq | Saintes (2.799 inh.) | HalleBrussels | ||
| Rebecq | Bierghes (1.990 inh.) | |||||
| WalloniaHainaut | Enghien | Enghien - Ath | Petit-Enghien (6.818 inh.) N285 Coquiane, Gooik, Ternat, Asse, Hove, Soignies Enghien (14.233 inh.) N255 Herne, Ninove, Geraardsbergen N55 Hove, Soignies, La Louvière Marcq (3.388 inh.) 27 (Marcq-Mark) E429 Halle, Ath, Tournai, Brussels (R0), (Lille) | AthTournai | ||
| Silly | Bassilly (2.250 inh.) N263 Bassilly, Bever, Geraardsbergen | |||||
| Ath | Ath | N57 Silly, Soignies, La Louvière Ghislenghien (856 inh.) N57, N525 Lessines, Ronse, Geraardsbergen, Chièvres, Brugelette Meslin-l'Évêque (1.638 inh.) N7a Ath-Centre Ath (29.630 inh.) N56 Lessines, Ronse, Geraardsbergen, Chièvres, Lens, Mons N528 Ath-Centre, Mainvault, Frasnes-lez-Anvaing N7a Ath-Centre Villers-Saint-Amand (648 inh.) Ligne (888 inh.) | EnghienBrussels | Tournai (Lille) | ||
| Leuze-en-Hainaut | Ath - Tournai | Chapelle-à-Wattines (938 inh.) N60d Tourpes, Péruwelz, (Valenciennes) N526 Tourpes, Beloeil Leuze-en-Hainaut (13998 inh.) N60 Leuze-Centre, Frasnes-lez-Anvaing, Ronse, Ghent, Péruwelz, (Valenciennes) | AthBrussels | |||
| Tournai | Tournai | Barry (1.690 inh.) N50 Péruwelz, Saint-Ghislain, Mons Gaurain-Ramecroix (3.575 inh.) N52 Antoing, Brunehaut, (Valenciennes) N501 Vaulx, Antoing 32 (Tournai-Vaulx) E42 Tournai, Saint-Ghislain, Mons, Charleroi, Ath (E429), Brussels (E429), Kortrijk (E403), (Lille, Paris) Warchin (1.455 inh.) R52, Tournai ring road Frasnes-lez-Anvaing (N529), Ronse (N48), Pecq (N50), Kortrijk (N50), Rumes (N508), Brunehaut (N507), Antoing (N500) Tournai (68.518 inh.) R52, Tournai ring road Frasnes-lez-Anvaing (N529), Ronse (N48), Pecq (N50), Kortrijk (N50), Rumes (N508), Brunehaut (N507), Antoing (N500) Orcq (1.200 inh.) Marquain (820 inh.) 35 (Marquain) E42 Tournai, Saint-Ghislain, Mons, Charleroi, Ath (E429), Brussels (E429), Kortrijk (E403), (Lille, Paris) Hertain (196 inh.) | (Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Lille) | |||
| Continuation by D941 towards Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Lille and Paris. | ||||||