Antoing
City in Hainaut Province, Wallonia, Belgium
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Antoing (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twɛ̃] ⓘ; Picard: Antweon) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
Antoing
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  Antoing Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°34′N 03°27′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| 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 | 248/km2 (642/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 7640-7643 |
| NIS code | 57003 |
| Area codes | 069 |
The municipality consists of the following districts: Antoing, Bruyelle, Calonne, Fontenoy, Maubray, and Péronnes-lez-Antoing.
History
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
- 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
- Raoul Cauvin, comics writer, was born in Antoing in 1938
