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Arrondissement Of Tournai
The Arrondissement of Tournai (french: Arrondissement de Tournai; nl, Arrondissement Doornik) is a former arrondissement in the Walloon province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. However, the Judicial Arrondissement of Tournai also comprises the municipality of Lessines in the Arrondissement of Soignies and all municipalities of the Arrondissement of Ath, with the exception of the municipalities of Brugelette and Chièvres. In 2019 it was merged into the new Arrondissement of Tournai-Mouscron. Municipalities The Administrative Arrondissement of Tournai consists of the following municipalities: * Antoing * Brunehaut * Celles * Estaimpuis * Leuze-en-Hainaut * Mont-de-l'Enclus * Pecq * Péruwelz * Rumes * Tournai Tournai Tournai or Tournay ( ; ; nl, Doornik ; pcd, Tornai; wa, Tornè ; la, Tornacum) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It lies southwest of Brussels on the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissements Of Belgium
Arrondissements of Belgium are subdivisions below the provinces of Belgium. There are administrative, judicial and electoral arrondissements. These may or may not relate to identical geographical areas. Belgium, a federalized state, geographically consists of three regions, of which only Flanders and Wallonia are subdivided into five provinces each; Brussels is neither a province nor is it part of one. Administrative The 43 administrative arrondissements are an administrative level between the municipalities and the provinces. Brussels-Capital forms a single arrondissement for all 19 municipalities in the region by that name. As an exception, the arrondissement of Verviers has two NUTS codes: BE335 for the French-speaking part and BE336 for the German-speaking part. The latter is identical to the area of the German-speaking community. Judicial Belgium has 12 judicial arrondissements: * The arrondissement Liège covers the French-speaking part of the province of Liège ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chièvres
Chièvres (; pcd, Chieve) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On January 1, 2018, Chièvres had a total population of 6,899. The total area is 46.91 km² which gives a population density of 150 inhabitants per km². Chièvres Air Base is located in the municipality. The municipality consists of the following districts: Chièvres, Grosage, Huissignies, Ladeuze, Tongre-Saint-Martin, and Tongre-Notre-Dame. In 1918 the town was delivered by the 5th Battalion of the Gordon Highlanders from four years of military occupation during the First World War. The event was commemorated by the naming of one of the town's main streets as Rue Dudley Gordon after the battalion's Lieutenant-Colonel, the Lord Dudley Gordon Lieutenant-Colonel Dudley Gladstone Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair DSO (6 May 1883 – 16 April 1972), styled Lord Dudley Gordon from 1916 to 1965, was a British peer, soldier, and industrialist. Earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rumes
Rumes (; pcd, Reme) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 5,112 inhabitants. The total area is 23.72 km², giving a population density of 216 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following districts: La Glanerie, Rumes, and Taintignies Rumes (; pcd, Reme) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 5,112 inhabitants. The total area is 23.72 km², giving a population density Population density (in ag .... References External links * Municipalities of Hainaut (province) {{Hainaut-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Péruwelz
Péruwelz ( or ; pcd, Piérwé ; wa, Perwé-e-Hinnot) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2018 Péruwelz had a total population of 17,113. The total area is 60.56 km2 which gives a population density of 280 inhabitants per km2. This municipality is more specifically situated in Western Hainaut, also called Picardy Wallonia. Péruwelz is also near France, near the cities of "Condé-sur-l'Escaut", "Vieux Condé", "Hergnies", and is near the forest of Bon-Secours, the location of the castle of (l')Hermitage. Composition of the municipality The current municipality of Péruwelz was formed in 1977 when the following ten municipalities were joined: * I. Péruwelz * II. Bon-Secours * III. Roucourt * IV. Bury (site of Bitremont Castle, or the ''Château de Bitremont'') * V. Braffe * VI. Baugnies * VII. Wasmes-Audemez-Briffœil * VIII. Brasménil * IX. Wiers * X. Callenelle The municipality also includes these ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pecq, Belgium
Pecq (; pcd, Pècq; wa, Pêk) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th .... The municipality consists of the following districts: Esquelmes, Hérinnes, Obigies, Pecq, and Warcoing. References External links * Municipalities of Hainaut (province) {{Hainaut-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mont-de-l'Enclus
Mont-de-l'Enclus (; nl, Kluisberg ; pcd, Mont-éd-l'-Enclus) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It consists of the districts of Amougies, Anserœul, Orroir and Russegnies. The municipality is located in Picardy Wallonia Picardy Wallonia (french: Wallonie-Picarde; Picard: ') or Western Hainaut (french: Hainaut-Occidental; Picard: ') is the North-West part of the province of Hainaut in Wallonia, where the Picard language is used. Geography The most importa .... References External links * Municipalities of Hainaut (province) {{Hainaut-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leuze-en-Hainaut
Leuze-en-Hainaut (; pcd, Leuze-in-Hénau; wa, Leuze-e-Hinnot) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2018, it had a population of 13,886. The municipality consists of the following districts: Blicquy, Chapelle-à-Oie, Chapelle-à-Wattines, Gallaix, Grandmetz, Leuze-en-Hainaut, Pipaix, Thieulain, Tourpes, and Willaupuis. Famous landmarks * The Collegiate Church of Saint Peter was erected in 1745 on the site of a former Gothic church, destroyed by fire. The building's sumptuous interior features intricate woodwork, including the carved Louis XVth style panels of the confessionals, decorated with a variety of motifs, a sculpted representation of Saint Peter in chains, below the pulpit, and the organ casing. Twin towns * - Loudun (France) (1961) * - Ouagadougou Burkina Faso (1968) * - Carencro, Louisiana (United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estaimpuis
Estaimpuis ( or ; nl, Steenput; pcd, Timpu) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It consists of the following districts: , Estaimbourg, Estaimpuis, , , Néchin, and . The municipality is located in Picardy Wallonia. Geography Villages (former municipalities) in the municipality: * Estaimpuis (I) * Évregnies (II) * Saint-Léger (III) * Estaimbourg (IV) * Leers-Nord (V) * Néchin (VI) * Bailleul (VII) Neighbouring villages (and the municipalities to which they belong) in Belgium: * Herseaux (Mouscron) (a) * Dottignies (Mouscron) (b) * Espierres (Spiere-Helkijn) (c) * Warcoing (Pecq) (d) * Pecq (Pecq) (e) * Esquelmes (Pecq) (f) * Ramegnies-Chin (Tournai) (g) * Templeuve (Tournai) (h) Neighbouring municipalities in France: * Wattrelos (k) * Leers (j) * Toufflers Toufflers (; nl, Toflaar) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Its inhabitants are called ''Toufflersois''. Heraldry See also *Communes of the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celles, Hainaut
Celles (; pcd, Chèl; wa, Cele-e-Hinnot) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Celles, Escanaffles, Molenbaix, Popuelles, Pottes, and Velaines. See also *List of municipalities of Belgium The list of municipalities of Belgium is a survey of the following lists because Belgium is divided in three regions: * Brussels-Capital Region or Brussels, see ''List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region'' (19 municipalities) * Flemis ... References External links * Municipalities of Hainaut (province) {{Hainaut-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brunehaut
Brunehaut (; pcd, Brunéo; wa, Bruniô) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Bléharies (town centre), Guignies, Hollain, Howardries, Jollain-Merlin, Laplaigne, Lesdain, Rongy, and Wez-Velvain. File:Bléharies - Maison communale Brunehaut 1.jpg, Brunehaut town hall Pierre Brunehault (DSC 0775).jpg, ''Pierre Brunehaut'' menhir Twin towns Brunehaut is twinned with Amfreville, Calvados Amfreville () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Amfrevillais'' or ''Amfrevillaises'' Geography Amfreville is located some 25 km north-west ... in France. References External links * Municipalities of Hainaut (province) {{Hainaut-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoing
Antoing (; pcd, Antweon) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Antoing, Bruyelle, Calonne, Fontenoy, Maubray, and Péronnes-lez-Antoing. History The Battle of Fontenoy, a major battle in the War of Austrian Succession, was fought near Fontenoy on 11 May 1745. Places of interest * Antoing Castle, originally from the 12th century, restored by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century Image:Antoing.01.jpg, Antoing Castle, castle of the Princes de Ligne (13th - 16th centuries) File:Antoing, toren van de l'église Saint-Pierre foto5 2013-05-09 11.23.jpg, Churchtower (l'église Saint-Pierre) Famous inhabitants *Raoul Cauvin Raoul Cauvin (26 September 1938 – 19 August 2021) was a Belgian comics author and one of the most popular in the humorist field. Biography Raoul Cauvin was born in Antoing, Belgium in 1938.De Weyer, Geert (2005). "Raoul Cauvin". In België ges ..., co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Tournai-Mouscron
The Arrondissement of Tournai-Mouscron (; ) is one of the seven administrative arrondissements in the Walloon province of Hainaut, Belgium. The Arrondissement of Tournai-Mouscron was created in 2019 by the merger of the former arrondissements of Tournai and Mouscron. Municipalities The Administrative Arrondissement of Mouscron consists of the following municipalities (with their Dutch name): * Antoing * Brunehaut * Celles * Comines-Warneton (''Komen-Waasten'') * Estaimpuis (''Steenput'') * Leuze-en-Hainaut * Mont-de-l'Enclus * Mouscron (''Moeskroen'') * Pecq * Péruwelz * Rumes * Tournai Tournai or Tournay ( ; ; nl, Doornik ; pcd, Tornai; wa, Tornè ; la, Tornacum) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It lies southwest of Brussels on the river Scheldt. Tournai is part of Euromet ... (''Doornik'') References Tournai-Mouscron {{Hainaut-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
