Estinnes

Estinnes L' Estene  (Picard)
Municipality
Basilica of Notre-Dame de Bonne-Espérance
Flag Coat of arms
Estinnes Location in Belgium Location of Estinnes in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°24′N 04°06′E / 50.400°N 4.100°E / 50.400; 4.100Coordinates: 50°24′N 04°06′E / 50.400°N 4.100°E / 50.400; 4.100
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	La Louvière
Government
• Mayor	Aurore Tourneur
• Governing party/ies	EMC, cdH, MR
Area
• Total	72.73 km2 (28.08 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	7,715
• Density	110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Postal codes	7120
Area codes	064
Website	www.estinnes.be

Estinnes (French pronunciation: ​[ɛstin]; Picard: L' Estene) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

On 1 January 2006 Estinnes had a total population of 7,413. The total area is 72.73 km² which gives a population density of 102 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following districts: Croix-lez-Rouveroy, , Estinnes-au-Val, , , , , , and .

Estinnes was the location, on 1 March 744, of the organized by Saint Boniface.^[2]

Near Estinnes is a wind farm with 11 wind turbines of Enercon E-126 type, 198.5 metres (651 ft) high.

View of Bonne-Espérance Abbey (1130), in Estinnes (Vellereille-les-Brayeux)

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• Media related to Estinnes at Wikimedia Commons

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