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Farciennes Fårcene (Walloon)
Municipality
Farciennes Castle
FlagCoat of arms
Location of Farciennes
FarciennesLocation in Belgium Location of Farciennes in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°26′N 04°33′E / 50.433°N 4.550°E / 50.433; 4.550
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Charleroi
Government
• Mayor	Hugues Bayet (PS)
• Governing party/ies	PS
Area
• Total	10.37 km (4.00 sq mi)
Population
• Total	11,247
• Density	1,100/km (2,800/sq mi)
Postal codes	6240
NIS code	52018
Area codes	071
Website	www.farciennes.be

Farciennes (French pronunciation: [faʁsjɛn]; Walloon: Fårcene) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

On January 1, 2018, Farciennes had a total population of 11,247. The total area is 10.39 km which gives a population density of 1,083 inhabitants per km. It is located on the entre-Sambre-et-Meuse in the periphery of Charleroi.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Farciennes and Pironchamps. The boroughs of Wainage, Wairchat and Tergnée are part of the district of Farciennes.

In the past, Farciennes was an industrial city. It declined with the closure of the last Walloon coal mine, namely the Sainte-Catherine shaft of the Roton company, and the fall of the iron and steel industries, formerly large employers in the area between Liège and Charleroi. Today, the site of Roton, of which only the tower and the cloakroom remain, has been developed to accommodate small and medium-sized businesses.

Notable people

• Olivier Carette, footballer
• Laurent Ciman, footballer

See also

• Municipalities of Belgium
• Communities, regions and provinces of Belgium

References

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

External links

• Media related to Farciennes at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Places adjacent to Farciennes
Fleurus Châtelet Farciennes Sambreville (WNA) Aiseau-Presles

v t e Municipalities in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Ath	Ath Belœil Bernissart Brugelette Chièvres Ellezelles Enghien Flobecq Frasnes-lez-Anvaing Lessines Silly
Charleroi	Aiseau-Presles Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont Charleroi Châtelet Courcelles Farciennes Fleurus Fontaine-l'Évêque Gerpinnes Les Bons Villers Montigny-le-Tilleul Pont-à-Celles
La Louvière	Binche Estinnes La Louvière Morlanwelz
Mons	Boussu Colfontaine Dour Frameries Hensies Honnelles Jurbise Lens Mons (Capital) Quaregnon Quévy Quiévrain Saint-Ghislain
Soignies	Braine-le-Comte Écaussinnes Le Rœulx Manage Soignies Seneffe
Thuin	Anderlues Beaumont Chimay Erquelinnes Froidchapelle Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes Lobbes Merbes-le-Château Momignies Sivry-Rance Thuin
Tournai-Mouscron	Antoing Brunehaut Celles Comines-Warneton Estaimpuis Leuze-en-Hainaut Mont-de-l'Enclus Mouscron Pecq Péruwelz Rumes Tournai
Bold indicates cities Italic indicates municipalities with language facilities

• Municipalities of Hainaut (province)