Ellezelles

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Ellezelles
Elzîle  (Picard)
Elzele  (Dutch)
Ellezelles JPG00.jpg
Flag of Ellezelles
Coat of arms of Ellezelles
Ellezelles is located in Belgium
Ellezelles
Ellezelles
Location in Belgium
The municipality in Ath arrondissement
in the province of Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°44′N 03°41′E / 50.733°N 3.683°E / 50.733; 3.683Coordinates: 50°44′N 03°41′E / 50.733°N 3.683°E / 50.733; 3.683
CountryBelgium
CommunityFrench Community
Region Wallonia
ProvinceHainaut
ArrondissementAth
Government
 • Governing party/iescdHPS
Area
 • Total44.69 km2 (17.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total6,001
 • Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Postal codes
7890
Area codes068
Websitewww.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]

"Wild cat" windmill (1751)

References[]

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Hercule Poirot". Ellezelles.be. Retrieved June 10, 2018.

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