Antoing
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Antoing Antweon (Picard) | |
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Coordinates: 50°34′N 03°27′E / 50.567°N 3.450°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Community | French Community |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Hainaut |
Arrondissement | Tournai |
Government | |
• Mayor | Bernard Bauwens |
Area | |
• Total | 31.33 km2 (12.10 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 7,760 |
• Density | 250/km2 (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
[edit]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
[edit]- Antoing Castle, originally from the 12th century, restored by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century[2]
- Antoing Castle, castle of the Princes de Ligne (13th - 16th centuries)
- Churchtower (l'église Saint-Pierre)
- Calonne, industrial area along the Scheldt
Famous inhabitants
[edit]- Raoul Cauvin, comics writer, was born in Antoing in 1938
References
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]Media related to Antoing at Wikimedia Commons