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Belœil (French pronunciation: [bɛlœj]; Picard: Baileul; Walloon: Beleul) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

Belœil
Baileul  (Picard)
Municipality
Gossart Square
Belœil
Location in Belgium
Location of Belœil in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°32′N 03°43′E
CountryBelgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceHainaut
ArrondissementAth
Government
  MayorLuc Vansaingèle (PS)
  Governing party/iesPS, Bel Elan, L'Essentiel
Area
  Total61.55 km2 (23.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
  Total14,032
  Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Postal codes
7970, 7971, 7972, 7973
Area codes069
Websitebeloeil.be

It is around 10 km south of Ath. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 13,347 inhabitants. The total area is 61.55 km², giving a population density of 217 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following districts: Aubechies, Basècles, Belœil, Ellignies-Sainte-Anne, Grandglise, Quevaucamps, Ramegnies, Stambruges, Thumaide, and Wadelincourt.

The municipality is named after the château of Belœil, once the seat of Charles-Joseph, Prince of Ligne, a military officer and man of letters who corresponded with Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Voltaire.

The park and the castle of the Princes of Ligne.
The park and the castle of the Princes of Ligne.

History


The history of the chateau is nebulous but the original construction of a fort or castle at the site is generally thought to date to the 14th century. This site was the seat of the barons of the Ligne family originating from Ligne in Hainault, a place about 8 kilometres from Beloeil. The earliest recorded baron of the House of Ligne was Fastré de Ligne, signatory to a charter dated 1047 and others of the name mentioned in a charter of Baudouin IV, count of Hainaut, dated to 1123.


Postal history


Post-offices opening dates before 1910:[2]

- Beloeil on 28 June 1858. It used a Distribution postal code 8 with bars (before 1864), and 35 with points before 1874. - Basècles on 21 April 1862. It used a Distribution postal code 126 with bars (before 1864), and 30 with points before 1874. - Quevaucamps on 13 March 1876. - Stambruges on 12 November 1888. - Ramegnies-Chin on 27 June 1896.

Postal codes in 1969:[3]

- Aubechies 7672 - Basècles 7660 - Beloeil 7970 - Ellignies-Sainte-Anne 7671 - Quevaucamps 7670 - Ramegnies 7663 - Ramegnies-Chin 7721 - Stambruges 7980 - Thumaide 7662 - Wadelincourt 7661

Since at least October 1990:[4] - 7520 Ramegnies-Chin - 7970 Beloeil - 7971 Basècles, Ramegnies, Thumaide, Wadelincourt - 7972 Aubechies, Ellignies-Sainte-Anne, Quevaucamps - 7973 Grandglise, Stambruges


Famous inhabitants


Apart from many members of the House of Ligne, living in the castle, other famous people to have lived here include:


Twin towns



References


  1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. Catalogue Spécialisé des Oblitérations Belges, 1849-1910, NIPA, Antwerp, 1999.
  3. Liste des Numéros Postaux, Administration des Postes, Bruxelles 1969.
  4. Les numéros postaux belges en vigueur à partir du 1/10/1990, La Poste.



На других языках


- [en] Beloeil, Belgium

[ru] Белёй

Белёй — коммуна в Валлонии, расположенная в провинции Эно, округ Ат. Принадлежит Французскому языковому сообществу Бельгии. На площади 61,55 км² проживают 13 347 человек (плотность населения — 217 чел./км²), из которых 49,08 % — мужчины и 50,92 % — женщины. Средний годовой доход на душу населения в 2003 году составлял 10 722 евро.



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