Leuze-en-Hainaut
Leuze-en-Hainaut (Picard: Leuze-in-Hénau) is a municipality in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. Comprising the former municipalities of Blicquy, Chapelle-à-Oie, Chapelle-à-Wattines, Gallaix, Grandmetz, Leuze-en-Hainaut, Pipaix, Thieulain, Tourpes, and Willaupuis, it had a population on 1 January 2016 of 13,699.
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  Leuze-en-Hainaut Location in Belgium
The municipality in the province of Hainaut  | |
| Coordinates: 50°35′58″N 3°37′12″E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Hainaut |
| Arrondissement | Tournai |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christian Brotcorne (cdH) |
| • Governing party/ies | cdH, MR |
| Area | |
| • Total | 73.53 km2 (28.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 13,886 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 7900-7906 |
| Area codes | 069 |
| Website | www.leuze-en-hainaut.be |
Famous landmarks
- The Collegiate Church of Saint Peter was erected in 1745 on the site of a former Gothic church, destroyed by fire. The building's sumptuous interior features intricate woodwork, including the carved Louis XVth style panels of the confessionals, decorated with a variety of motifs, a sculpted representation of Saint Peter in chains, below the pulpit, and the organ casing.
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Collegiate Church of St Peter
Twin towns
- Loudun (France) (1961)
- Ouagadougou Burkina Faso (1968)
- Carencro, Louisiana (United States) (1993)
See also
References
- "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
Media related to Leuze-en-Hainaut at Wikimedia Commons
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