Aulnois (; ) is a village of

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and a district of the municipality of Quévy, located in the

province of Hainaut A province is an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outside Italy. The term ''provin ...

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. Aulnois was an independent municipality until the municipal reorganisation of 1977. The village is on the border with

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and on a 96 km long railway line, with a railway station that used to serve as a border station.

History

The village is intersected by the Chaussée Brunehaut, an important roadway between

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and

Bavay Bavay () is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. The town was the seat of the former canton of Bavay. Geography Bavay is located some 20 km east by south-east of Valenciennes and 10 k ...

that dates back to

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times. Coins from the Roman and

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n times were found around Aulnois.

Born in Aulnois

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, politician

References

External links

* Former municipalities of Hainaut (province) {{Hainaut-geo-stub