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| Antoing Antweon (Picard) | |
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| Municipality | |
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| Location of Antoing | |
  AntoingLocation in Belgium
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| Coordinates: 50°34′N 03°27′E / 50.567°N 3.450°E / 50.567; 3.450 | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Hainaut |
| Arrondissement | Tournai |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bernard Bauwens |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.33 km (12.10 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 7,760 |
| • Density | 250/km (640/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 7640-7643 |
| NIS code | 57003 |
| Area codes | 069 |
Antoing (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twɛ̃] ; Picard: Antweon) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Antoing, Bruyelle, Calonne, Fontenoy, Maubray, and Péronnes-lez-Antoing.
History
The Battle of Fontenoy, a major battle in the War of Austrian Succession, was fought near Fontenoy village on 11 May 1745.
Places of interest
- Antoing Castle, originally from the 12th century, restored by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century
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Antoing Castle, castle of the Princes de Ligne (13th - 16th centuries)
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Churchtower (l'église Saint-Pierre)
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Calonne, industrial area along the Scheldt
Famous inhabitants
- Raoul Cauvin, comics writer, was born in Antoing in 1938
References
- "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- Ghidrai, George. "Antoing Castle". www.castlesworld.com. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
External links
Media related to Antoing at Wikimedia Commons
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