Montignies-sur-Sambre
Montignies-sur-Sambre
Montgneye-so-Sambe (Walloon) | |
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Former municipality of Belgium | |
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![]() Location in the municipality of Charleroi | |
![]() ![]() Montignies-sur-Sambre Location in Belgium | |
Coordinates: 50°23′N 4°28′E / 50.383°N 4.467°ECoordinates: 50°23′N 4°28′E / 50.383°N 4.467°E | |
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Area | |
• Total | 2.31 sq mi (5.98 km2) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 17,771 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 6061 |
Area code(s) | 071 |
Montignies-sur-Sambre (Walloon: Montgneye-so-Sambe) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Charleroi, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
It was a municipality of its own before the merger of the municipalities in 1977.
Education[]
Montignies hosts the UCLouvain Charleroi campus of the University of Louvain.
Notable persons[]
- Joëlle Milquet (born 1961), politician
Categories:
- Sub-municipalities of Charleroi
- Former municipalities of Hainaut (province)
- Hainaut geography stubs