Beaumont, a commune of 7,000, lies 20 kilometers southwest of
Charleroi. To the west of Beaumont lies France.
Leugnies, Stree,Thirimont, Leval-Chaudeville, Renlies, Solre-Saint-Gery, and Barben on are boroughs within the municipal district of Beaumont. (There is another Stree, in Modave, Limburg province.)