Antoing

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Antoing Antweon  (Walloon)
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Antoing Location in Belgium show
Coordinates: 50°34′N 03°27′E / 50.567°N 3.450°E / 50.567; 3.450Coordinates: 50°34′N 03°27′E / 50.567°N 3.450°E / 50.567; 3.450
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Tournai
Government
• Mayor	Bernard Bauwens
Area
• Total	31.13 km2 (12.02 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	7,760
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Postal codes	7640-7643
Area codes	069

Antoing (Walloon: Antweon) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Antoing, , Calonne, , , and .

History[]

The Battle of Fontenoy, a major battle in the War of Austrian Succession, was fought near Fontenoy 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]

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  Antoing Castle, castle of the Princes de Ligne (13th - 16th centuries)

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  Churchtower (l'église Saint-Pierre)

Famous inhabitants[]

• Raoul Cauvin, comics writer, was born in Antoing in 1938

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Antoing at Wikimedia Commons

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