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Momignies
Momignies (; pcd, Momgniye) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 Momignies had a total population of 5,125. The total area is 85.58 km², which gives a population density of 60 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following districts: Beauwelz, Forge-Philippe, Macon, Macquenoise, Momignies, Monceau-Imbrechies, and Seloignes. Momignies is notable for encompassing the only area in Belgium which is not drained into the North Sea. It is drained by the Oise river into the English Channel The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" (Cotentinais) or ( Jèrriais), (Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Kana .... References External links * Municipalities of Hainaut (province) {{Hainaut-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Thuin
The Arrondissement of Thuin (french: Arrondissement de Thuin; nl, Arrondissement Thuin) is one of the seven administrative arrondissements in the Walloon province of Hainaut, Belgium. The Administrative Arrondissement of Thuin consists of the following municipalities: Since 2019 * Anderlues * Beaumont * Chimay * Erquelinnes * Froidchapelle * Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes * Lobbes * Merbes-le-Château * Momignies * Sivry-Rance * Thuin Before 2019 * Anderlues * Beaumont * Binche * Chimay * Erquelinnes * Estinnes * Froidchapelle * Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes * Lobbes * Merbes-le-Château * Momignies * Morlanwelz * Sivry-Rance * Thuin The municipalities of Binche, Estinnes and Morlanwelz are detached from the Arrondissement on January 1, 2019 to create the new Arrondissement of La Louvière. Thuin Thuin ( or ; wa, Twin) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Biercée, Biesm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macon, Belgium
Macon is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Momignies, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The town has approximately 500 people, and is about 10 miles west of Chimay, near the French border. Nearby lies the site where the first U.S. troops began to liberate Belgium during World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin .... A memorial stands near Macon at the point where soldiers of the First Army crossed from France into Belgium. The town is centered on St. Jean the Baptist Church, and a Linden Tree, several centuries old, sits in the church square, and is supported by braces originally built in the 17th century by Monsieur DeCuir. References * Source: Lybaert, Leon, Rev, and DeCuir, Randy: Albert deCuire arrives in Louisiana, Publis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirson
Hirson ( pcd, Urchon) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Location Hirson is adjacent to Belgium. It is located in the northeastern department of Aisne, near the departments of Nord and Ardennes. Hirson is part of Thiérache. It is located near two large forests, the forest of Hirson and the forest of Saint-Michel. Hydrography Hirson is watered by the Oise and Gland. The various streams of the town: stream of Anor, stream of Brugnon, stream of La Marquette, stream of Les Marais, stream of Blangy, stream of Le Catelet, stream of Le Rie De Bon Feu, stream of Four Matot. Geology and Relief The culmination of Hirson is located 268 meters above sea level. The lowest altitude is 157 meters above sea level. Neighboring municipalities Hirson is bordered by eight municipalities: Éparcy, Buire, Neuve-Maison, Mondrepuis, Anor (Nord), Momignies (Belgium), Saint-Michel, Bucilly. History As of 1911, there was a perma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chimay
Chimay (, wa, Chimai) is a city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Hainaut Province, province of Hainaut, Belgium. In 2006, Chimay had a population of 9,774. The area is 197.10 km2 which gives a population density of 50 inhabitants per km2. It is the source of the Oise (river), Oise River. In the administrative district of Thuin, the municipality was created with a merger of 14 communes in 1977. The Trappist monastery of Scourmont Abbey in the town is famous for the Chimay Brewery. Toponymy The etymology of the name is ultimately, via Vulgar Latin, from the Proto-Celtic word ''koimos'' meaning "pretty, pleasant". Subdivisions The Walloon names of the place names are in brackets and italics. *Baileux (''Balieu'') *Bailièvre (''Bailleve'') *Bourlers (''Bourlé'') *Chimay (''Chimai'') *Forges, Belgium, Forges (''Foidjes'') *L'Escaillère (''L'Ecayire'') *Lompret, Belgium, Lompret (''Lompré'') *Rièzes (''Rieze'') *Robechies (''Robchiye'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anor
Anor () is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France. It lies about forty kilometres (twenty-five miles) south-south-east of Maubeuge. Population Twin towns – sister cities Anor is Sister city, twinned with: * Aken (Elbe), Aken, Germany * Gmina Gizałki, Gizałki, Poland * Momignies, Belgium * Příbram, Czech Republic Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department References Communes of Nord (French department) {{Nord-geo-stub ... [...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 bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohain, Nord
Ohain () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Nord (French department) {{Nord-geo-stub ... [...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 = Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watigny
Watigny () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aisne department The following is a list of the 799 Communes of France, communes in the French Departments of France, department of Aisne. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020): References Communes of Aisne Aisne communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Vervins-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aisne
Aisne ( , ; ; pcd, Ainne) is a French department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It is named after the river Aisne. In 2019, it had a population of 531,345.Populations légales 2019: 02 Aisne INSEE Geography 
The department borders Nord (to the north), Somme and
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Saint-Michel, Aisne
Saint-Michel () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is also unofficially called Saint-Michel-en-Thiérache. Population Personalities * French Revolution leader Antoine Joseph Santerre, whose family moved from Saint-Michel to Paris before the Revolution. See also * Communes of the Aisne department The following is a list of the 799 Communes of France, communes in the French Departments of France, department of Aisne. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020): References Thiérache Communes of Aisne[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
