Leuze-en-Hainaut
City in Hainaut Province, Wallonia, Belgium
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Leuze-en-Hainaut (French pronunciation: [løz ɑ̃ ɛno] ⓘ; 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
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 The municipality in the province of Hainaut | |
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  Leuze-en-Hainaut Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°35′58″N 3°37′12″E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Hainaut |
| Arrondissement | Tournai-Mouscron |
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| • Mayor | Lucien Rawart (MR) |
| • Governing parties | MR, IDEES |
| Area | |
• Total | 74.46 km2 (28.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 13,886 |
| • Density | 186.5/km2 (483.0/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 7900-7906 |
| NIS code | 57094 |
| 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.
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Twin towns
- Loudun (France) (1961)
- Ouagadougou Burkina Faso (1968)
- Carencro, Louisiana (United States) (1993)
Notable people
- Germaine Marie-Thérèse Hannevart, teacher and peace campaigner[2]
