Antoing
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| Image:Armoiries Antoing.png | Image:Antoing Hainaut Belgium Map.png | |
| Geography | ||
| Country | Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | |
| Region | Image:Flag of Wallonia.svg Walloon Region | |
| Community | Image:Flag of Wallonia.svg French Community | |
| Province | Image:Flag of Hainaut.svg Hainaut | |
| Arrondissement | Tournai | |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: | |
| Area | 31.13 km² | |
| Population (Source: NIS) | ||
| Population – Males – Females - Density | 7,549 (January 1, 2006) 48.80% 51.20% 242 inhab./km² | |
| Economy | ||
| Unemployment rate | 16.84% (January 1, 2006) | |
| Mean annual income | 11,205 €/pers. (2003) | |
| Government | ||
| Mayor | Bernard Bauwens | |
| Other information | ||
| Postal codes | 7640-7643 | |
| Area codes | 069 | |
Antoing is a Walloon commune of Belgium located in the province of Hainaut. It consists of the former municipalities of Antoing, Maubray, Péronnes-lez-Antoing, Bruyelle, Calonne and Fontenoy.
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[edit] History
The Battle of Fontenoy, a major battle in the War of Austrian Succession, was fought near Fontenoy on May 11 1745.
[edit] Famous inhabitants
- Raoul Cauvin, comics writer, was born in Antoing in 1938
Municipalities in the Province of Hainaut, Walloon Region, Belgium | |
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| Ath | Ath · Belœil · Bernissart · Brugelette · Chièvres · Ellezelles · Flobecq · Frasnes-lez-Anvaing |
| Charleroi | Aiseau-Presles · Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont · Charleroi · Châtelet · Courcelles · Farciennes · Fleurus · Fontaine-l'Évêque · Gerpinnes · Les Bons Villers · Manage · Montigny-le-Tilleul · Pont-à-Celles · Seneffe |
| Mons | Boussu · Colfontaine · Dour · Frameries · Hensies · Honnelles · Jurbise · Lens · Mons · Quaregnon · Quévy · Quiévrain · Saint-Ghislain |
| Mouscron | Comines-Warneton · Mouscron |
| Soignies | Braine-le-Comte · Écaussinnes · Enghien · La Louvière · Le Rœulx · Lessines · Silly · Soignies |
| Thuin | Anderlues · Beaumont · Binche · Chimay · Erquelinnes · Estinnes · Froidchapelle · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · Lobbes · Merbes-le-Château · Momignies · Morlanwelz · Sivry-Rance · Thuin |
| Tournai | Antoing · Brunehaut · Celles · Estaimpuis · Leuze-en-Hainaut · Mont-de-l'Enclus · Pecq · Péruwelz · Rumes · Tournai |
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