Macon () is a village of

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and a district of the

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Momignies Momignies (; ) 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 ...

, located in the

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. The town has approximately 500 people, and is about 10 miles west of

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, near the

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border. Nearby lies the site where the first U.S. troops began to liberate Belgium during

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. 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, Published 1995. Chapter on Macon, Hainaut. From research by the late Rev. Leon Lybaert of Macon, Belgium. * Source: Hainaut-Louisiana: http://www.oocities.org/bourbonstreet/8230/villages/Macon/macon.html

External links

* More information on the official site of the municipality
www.momignies.be
* More information on this historical site of the municipality

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