Quenast
Place in Wallonia, Belgium
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Quenast is a village and district of the municipality of Rebecq, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium.
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| Coordinates: 50°40′00″N 04°09′00″E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Region |  Wallonia |
| Province |  Walloon Brabant |
| Municipality |  Rebecq |
The village was part of the County of Hainaut and subservient to the castellan of Braine-le-Comte until the French Revolution and the French invasion of the Austrian Netherlands. The village church dates from 1855 but has an organ from 1596. There is a large quarry for porphyry in Quenast. The Lefebvre Brewery has operated in Quenast since 1876.[1]
