Ellezelles
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Ellezelles
Elzîle (Picard) Elzele (Dutch) | |
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Ellezelles Location in Belgium
show The municipality in Ath arrondissement in the province of Hainaut | |
Coordinates: 50°44′N 03°41′E / 50.733°N 3.683°ECoordinates: 50°44′N 03°41′E / 50.733°N 3.683°E | |
Country | Belgium |
Community | French Community |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Hainaut |
Arrondissement | Ath |
Government | |
• Governing party/ies | cdH – PS |
Area | |
• Total | 44.69 km2 (17.25 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 6,001 |
• Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 7890 |
Area codes | 068 |
Website | www.ellezelles.be |
Ellezelles (Dutch: Elzele; Picard: Elzîle; Walloon: Elziele) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
It consists of the following districts: Ellezelles, Lahamaide, and . Bordering Flanders, the town is home to a minority of Dutch-speakers.
The village archives contain a document "attesting" to the birth of Hercule Poirot on 1 April 1850.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Hercule Poirot". Ellezelles.be. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
External links[]
- Media related to Ellezelles at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Municipalities of Hainaut (province)
- Hainaut geography stubs