Beaumont, Belgium

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Beaumont Biômont  (Walloon)
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Beaumont Location in Belgium show Location of Beaumont in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°14′N 04°14′E / 50.233°N 4.233°E / 50.233; 4.233Coordinates: 50°14′N 04°14′E / 50.233°N 4.233°E / 50.233; 4.233
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Thuin
Government
• Mayor	Charles Dupuis
• Governing party/ies	ICI
Area
• Total	92.97 km2 (35.90 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	7,137
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Postal codes	6500, 6511
Area codes	071
Website	www.beaumont.be

Beaumont (French pronunciation: ​[bo.mɔ̃]; Walloon: Biômont) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Hainaut, on the border with France.

On January 1, 2012, Beaumont had a total population of 7,060. The total area is 92.97 km².

The municipality consists of the following districts: Barbençon, Beaumont, Leugnies, Leval-Chaudeville, Renlies, Solre-Saint-Géry, Strée, and Thirimont.

The Tour Salamandre, an 11th-century donjon, is the most remarkable remains of the ancient fortifications of Beaumont. It can still be visited and holds expositions of the town's history. The old castle, in which Napoleon spent a night before going to Waterloo in 1815, has been separated in two parts, one holds the townhall and the other olds a catholic secondary school, Paridaens.

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  Tour Salamandre

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  Tour Salamandre

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  View of Beaumont after its capture by German troops in 1940

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