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Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont
Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont (; wa, El Tchapele) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On January 1, 2018, Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont had a total population of 14,900. The total area is 18.10 km² which gives a population density of 820 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following districts: Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont, Godarville, and Piéton The Piéton () is a northern tributary of the Sambre in the Belgian Province of Hainaut. Their confluence is in Charleroi Charleroi ( , , ; wa, Tchålerwè ) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belg .... Famous inhabitants * Alphonse Briart, geologist References External links * Municipalities of Hainaut (province) {{Hainaut-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Charleroi
The Arrondissement of Charleroi (; ) is one of the seven administrative arrondissements in the Walloon province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. However, the Judicial Arrondissement of Charleroi also comprises the municipalities of the Arrondissement of Thuin. Municipalities The Administrative Arrondissement of Charleroi consists of the following municipalities: Since 2019 * Aiseau-Presles * Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont *Charleroi * Châtelet * Courcelles *Farciennes * Fleurus * Fontaine-l'Evêque * Gerpinnes *Les Bons Villers * Montigny-le-Tilleul *Pont-à-Celles Before 2019 * Aiseau-Presles * Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont *Charleroi * Châtelet * Courcelles *Farciennes * Fleurus * Fontaine-l'Evêque * Gerpinnes *Les Bons Villers * Manage * Montigny-le-Tilleul *Pont-à-Celles * Seneffe The municipalities of Manage and Seneffe are transferred on January 1, 2019 to the Arrondissement of Soignies. References Charleroi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphonse Briart
Alphonse Briart (1825–1898) was supervisor of the coal mines at Bascoup and Mariemont near Morlanwelz in the Hainaut province of Belgium, and a geologist who studied that region. During the period 1863–1896 he and Francois Cornet published a number of books and papers describing fossils and geological structures found near Mons. They devised theories - now generally accepted - as to the geological history of the region. After Cornet's death in 1887, Briart continued to write alone. The mineral Briartite is named for his grandson, Gaston Briart. In 1890 his son Paul took part in Delcommune's Katanga expedition. Life events Briart was born at Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont on 25 February 1825, the son of a military surgeon.F. Stockmans, "Briart, Alphonse", ''Biographie Nationale de Belgique''vol. 31(Brussels, 1961), 124-127. In 1844 he graduated from the École des Mines in Mons as an engineer. For most of his career he worked for the Mariemont & Bascoup coal-mining company. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manage, Belgium
Manage (; wa, Manadje) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Manage had a total population of 22,341. The total area is 19.60 km2 which gives a population density of 1,140 inhabitants per km2. The municipality consists of the following districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...: Bellecourt, Bois-d'Haine, Fayt-lez-Manage, La Hestre, and Manage. References External links * Municipalities of Hainaut (province) {{Hainaut-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fontaine-l'Évêque
Fontaine-l'Évêque (; wa, Fontinne-l'-Eveke) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Fontaine-l'Évêque had a total population of 16,687. The total area is 28.41 km² which gives a population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ... of 587 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following districts: Fontaine-l'Évêque, Forchies-la-Marche, and Leernes. References External links * Cities in Wallonia Municipalities of Hainaut (province) {{Hainaut-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anderlues
Anderlues (; wa, Anderluwe; pcd, Andérluve) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 Anderlues had a total population of 11,578. The total area is which gives a population density of 680 inhabitants per square kilometre. Its postcode is 6150. On 1 December 1983 a local jewellery store was robbed by the Brabant killers The Brabant killers, also named the Nivelles Gang in Dutch-speaking media ( nl, De Bende van Nijvel), and the mad killers of Brabant in French-speaking media (french: Les Tueurs fous du Brabant), are responsible for a series of violent attacks tha .... Some low-value jewels were stolen and two people were killed in what was the gang's last robbery before going silent for one year. References External links * Municipalities of Hainaut (province) {{Hainaut-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courcelles, Belgium
Courcelles (; wa, Courcele) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. As of January 1, 2006, Courcelles had a total population of 29,626. The total area is 44.24 km² which gives a population density of 670 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following districts: Courcelles, Gouy-lez-Piéton, Souvret, and Trazegnies. In 1944, the town was the site of the Courcelles Massacre of 20 civilians by Belgian collaborators. The event is commemorated by a plaque at the site. The mining In 1853, a company, called Société Anonyme des Charbonnages du Nord de Charleroi, was formed to bring together the various concessions located in Courcelles. The mining capacity was 19,000 tons in 1854. It reached 500,000 tons in 1930. The shafts were closed one by one and currently, no extraction shaft is in operation on the territory of Courcelles, but we can still see a lot of spoil tips which are now nice places for walking. Notable p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seneffe
Seneffe (; wa, Sinefe) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 Seneffe had a total population of 10,743. The total area is 62.77 km² which gives a population density of 171 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following districts: Arquennes, Familleureux, Feluy, Petit-Rœulx-lez-Nivelles, and Seneffe. The Château de Seneffe, now a museum belonging to the French Community of Belgium, is located in the municipality. Seneffe was the site of a battle in 1674 between French and Dutch armies during the Franco-Dutch War. British Leyland Between 1965 and 1982 Seneffe was the location of a car plant belonging to British Leyland, which in its later years assembled models including the Mini and the Austin Allegro from crated kits shipped from the company's Cowley facility. A significant milestone was reached in June 1977 when the plant produced its 500,000th vehicle, an Austin Allegro 1300 Special. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morlanwelz
Morlanwelz (; wa, Marlanwé) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 Morlanwelz had a total population of 18,595. The total area is 20.26 km2 which gives a population density of 918 inhabitants per km2. Its postcode is 7140. The municipality consists of the following districts: Carnières, Mont-Sainte-Aldegonde, and Morlanwelz-Mariemont. Sister cities * Villarosa, Italy (2002) * Le Quesnoy, France * Pleszew, Poland * Blaj, Romania Notable people of Morlanwelz Born in Morlanwelz: *Elio Di Rupo (1951), Walloon Minister President. * (1835–1880), industrialist and promoter of Belgian horticulture after whom the arum '' Anthurium warocqueanum'' was named. Resided in Morlanwelz: * Raoul Warocqué (1870–1917), Belgian industrialist and Mayor of Morlanwelz (1900–1917) * Marino Stephano née Stéphane Marino (1974-1999), Belgian Trance music producer and DJ. Image gallery Image:Jef Lambeaux JPG1c.jpg Image:Juglans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hainaut Province
Hainaut (, also , , ; nl, Henegouwen ; wa, Hinnot; pcd, Hénau), historically also known as Heynowes in English, is a province of Wallonia and Belgium. To its south lies the French department of Nord, while within Belgium it borders (clockwise from the North) on the Flemish provinces of West Flanders, East Flanders, Flemish Brabant and the Walloon provinces of Walloon Brabant and Namur. Its capital is Mons (Dutch ''Bergen'') and the most populous city is Charleroi, the province's urban, economic and cultural hub, the financial capital of Hainaut and the fifth largest city in the country by population. Hainaut has an area of and as of January 2019 a population of 1,344,241. Another remarkable city is Tournai (Dutch ''Doornik'') on the Scheldt river, one of the oldest cities of Belgium and the first capital of the Frankish Empire. Hainaut province exists of a wavy landscape, except for the very southern part, the so-called ''Boot of Hainaut'', which is quite hilly and be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socialist Party (Belgium)
nl, Socialistische Partijgerman: Sozialistische Partei , abbreviation = PS , logo = Socialist Party (Belgium) logo.svg , leader1_title = President , leader1_name = Paul Magnette , foundation = 1978 , predecessor = Belgian Socialist Party , headquarters = National SecretariatBd de l'Empereur/Keizerslaan 13, Brussels , youth_wing = Movement of Young Socialists , think_tank = Institut Emile Vandervelde , ideology = Progressivismhttps://www.ps.be/Content/Uploads/PSOfficiel/PDFs/170%20engagements%20A5-3.pdf Eco-socialismhttps://www.ps.be/Content/Uploads/PSOfficiel/PDFs/170%20engagements%20A5-3.pdf Pro-Europeanism , position = , international = Progressive AllianceSocialist International , european = Party of European Socialists , europarl = Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats , affiliation1_title = Flemish counterpart , affiliation1 = Vooruit , seats1_title = C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deelgemeente
A deelgemeente (, literally ''part-municipality'') or section (French) is a subdivision of a municipality in Belgium and, until March 2014, in the Netherlands as well. Belgium Each municipality in Belgium that existed as a separate entity on 1 January 1961 but no longer existed as such after 1 January 1977 as the result of a merger is considered a ''section'' or ''deelgemeente'' within most municipalities. In addition, the City of Brussels is also divided in four ''sections'' that correspond to the communes that existed before their merger in 1921. The term ''deelgemeente'' is used in Dutch and the term ''section'' in French to refer to such a subdivision of a municipality anywhere in Belgium, municipalities having been merged throughout the country in the 1970s. Herefor, ''sections'' or ''deelgemeenten'' usually were independent municipalities before the fusions in the 1970s. In French, the term ''section'' is sometimes confused with ''commune'' (for: municipality), especially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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