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Municipality in French Community, Belgium
Erquelinnes Erkelene (Walloon)
Municipality
Coat of arms of ErquelinnesCoat of arms
Location of Erquelinnes
Erquelinnes is located in BelgiumErquelinnesErquelinnesLocation in Belgium Location of Erquelinnes in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°18′N 04°07′E / 50.300°N 4.117°E / 50.300; 4.117
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceHainaut
ArrondissementThuin
Government
 • MayorDavid Lavaux
 • Governing party/iesIC
Area
 • Total44.54 km (17.20 sq mi)
Population
 • Total9,940
 • Density220/km (580/sq mi)
Postal codes6560
NIS code56022
Area codes071
Websitewww.erquelinnes.be

Erquelinnes (French pronunciation: [ɛʁkəlin] ; Walloon: Erkelene) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

Located on the border with France, where the commune of Maubeuge lies, Erquelinnes had a total resident population of 9,549, in 2006. The total area is 44.23 km (17.08 sq mi) which gives a population density of 216 inhabitants per km.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Bersillies-l'Abbaye, Erquelinnes, Grand-Reng, Hantes-Wihéries, Montignies-Saint-Christophe, and Solre-sur-Sambre.

Saint George's church

Heritage

References

  1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

External links

Places adjacent to Erquelinnes
Estinnes Merbes-le-Château
Vieux-Reng (FR-59)
Jeumont (FR-59)
Erquelinnes
Colleret (FR-59) Cousolre (FR-59), Bousignies-sur-Roc (FR-59) Beaumont
Municipalities in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Ath
Charleroi
La Louvière
Mons
Soignies
Thuin
Tournai-Mouscron


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