Brunehaut (; pcd, Brunéo; wa, Bruniô) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Wallonia
Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—alo ...
located in the
province of Hainaut
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 (clock ...
,
Belgium
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.
The municipality consists of the following districts:
Bléharies (town centre),
Guignies,
Hollain,
Howardries,
Jollain-Merlin,
Laplaigne,
Lesdain
Lesdain () 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 th ...
,
Rongy, and
Wez-Velvain.
File:Bléharies - Maison communale Brunehaut 1.jpg, Brunehaut town hall
Pierre Brunehault (DSC 0775).jpg, ''Pierre Brunehaut'' menhir
A menhir (from Brittonic languages: ''maen'' or ''men'', "stone" and ''hir'' or ''hîr'', "long"), standing stone, orthostat, or lith is a large human-made upright stone, typically dating from the European middle Bronze Age. They can be found ...
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-wes ...
in France.
References
External links
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Municipalities of Hainaut (province)
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