Fayt-lez-Manage
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Fayt-lez-Manage
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 Place Albert I | |
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| Coordinates: 50°25′40″N 4°12′58″E / 50.4278°N 4.216°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Hainaut |
| Municipality | Manage |
Fayt-lez-Manage (French: [fa(j)ilemanaʒ],[1] literally Fayt near Manage; Walloon: El Fayi-dlé-Manadje) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Manage, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
The name dates to 1920, previously it was called Fayt-lez-Seneffe. It was a municipality in its own right before the merger of the municipalities in 1977.
The locality is served by bus 30 Anderlues - Morlanwelz - La Louvière - Strépy-Bracquenies - Thieu.
- Max Buset (1896–1959), deputy, first president of the Belgian Socialist Party
- Fernande Coulon (1901–1981), founder of the National League of Cooperators
- Victor Harou (1851–1923), explorer in the Congo