Leuze-en-Hainaut (French pronunciation: [løz ɑ̃ ɛno] (listen); Picard: Leuze-in-Hénau; Walloon: Leuze-e-Hinnot) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

Leuze-en-Hainaut Leuze-in-Hénau (Picard)
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Leuze-en-Hainaut
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-Mouscron
Government
• Mayor	Lucien Rawart (MR)
• Governing party/ies	MR, IDEES
Area
• Total	74.46 km2 (28.75 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	13,886
• Density	190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Postal codes	7900-7906
Area codes	069
Website	www.leuze-en-hainaut.be

On 1 January 2018, it had a population of 13,886.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Blicquy, Chapelle-à-Oie, Chapelle-à-Wattines, Gallaix, Grandmetz, Leuze-en-Hainaut, Pipaix, Thieulain, Tourpes, and Willaupuis.

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.

Twin towns

• - Loudun (France) (1961)
• - Ouagadougou Burkina Faso (1968)
• - Carencro, Louisiana (United States) (1993)

See also

• Brasserie à vapeur

References

External links

• Media related to Leuze-en-Hainaut at Wikimedia Commons

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[de] Leuze-en-Hainaut

[ru] Лёз-ан-Эно