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|mayor = Olivier Hartiel ([[Socialist Party (Belgium)|PS]])
|mayor=Michel Miroir (PS)
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|majority = [[Socialist Party (Belgium)|PS]] - [[Ecolo]]
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'''Chièvres''' ({{IPA-fr|ʃjɛvʁ|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Manestra-Chièvres.wav}}; {{lang-pcd|Chieve}}) is a city and [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] of [[Wallonia]] located in the [[Hainaut Province|province of Hainaut]], [[Belgium]].
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'''Chièvres''' is a [[Wallonia|Walloon]] [[municipality]] located in the [[Belgium|Belgian]] province of [[Hainaut (province)|Hainaut]]. On January 1, 2006, Chièvres had a total population of 6,198. The total area is 46.91 km² which gives a [[population density]] of 132 inhabitants per km². [[Chièvres Air Base]] is located in the municipality.


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On January 1, 2018, Chièvres had a total population of 6,899. The total area is 46.91&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> which gives a [[population density]] of 150 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>. [[Chièvres Air Base]] is located in the municipality.
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The municipality consists of the following [[deelgemeente|sub-municipalities]]: Chièvres proper, Grosage, Huissignies, Ladeuze, Tongre-Saint-Martin, and Tongre-Notre-Dame.


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The municipality consists of the following [[deelgemeente|districts]]: Chièvres, [[Grosage]], [[Huissignies]], [[Ladeuze]], [[Tongre-Saint-Martin]], and [[Tongre-Notre-Dame]].
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In 1918 the town was delivered by the 5th Battalion of the [[Gordon Highlanders]] from four years of military occupation during the [[First World War]]. The event was commemorated by the naming of one of the town's main streets as Rue Dudley Gordon after the battalion's Lieutenant-Colonel, the [[Dudley Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair|Lord Dudley Gordon]], who was presented with the key to the town of Chièvres. In return, a present was made to the town of the flag under which the 5th Battalion had fought since 1915.<ref>http://gordonhighlanders.carolynmorrisey.com/DiaryNov18.htm</ref>

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In 1918 the town was delivered by the 5th Battalion of the [[Gordon Highlanders]] from four years of military occupation during the [[First World War]]. The event was commemorated by the naming of one of the town's main streets as Rue Dudley Gordon after the battalion's Lieutenant-Colonel, the [[Dudley Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair|Lord Dudley Gordon]], who was presented with the key to the town of Chièvres. In return, a present was made to the town of the flag under which the 5th Battalion had fought since 1915.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gordonhighlanders.carolynmorrisey.com/DiaryNov18.htm|title = DiaryNov18.HTM}}</ref>


[[Image:Chièvres JPG02.jpg|thumb|none|The 12th-century chapel of St John the Baptist]]
[[Image:Chièvres JPG02.jpg|thumb|none|The 12th-century chapel of St John the Baptist]]


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


==External links==
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[[Category:Municipalities of Hainaut (province)]]
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Latest revision as of 09:27, 12 April 2024

For the lord of Chièvres, advisor to Emperor Charles V, see William de Croÿ.
Chièvres
Chieve (Picard)
Municipality
Market Place of Chièvres
Market Place of Chièvres
Flag of Chièvres
Flag
Coat of arms of Chièvres
Coat of arms
Location of Chièvres
Map
Chièvres is located in Belgium
Chièvres
Chièvres
Location in Belgium
Location of Chièvres in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°35′N 03°48′E / 50.583°N 3.800°E / 50.583; 3.800
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceHainaut
ArrondissementAth
Government
 • MayorOlivier Hartiel (PS)
 • Governing party/iesPS - Ecolo
Area
 • Total47.37 km2 (18.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total6,899
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Postal codes
7950, 7951
NIS code
51014
Area codes068
Websitewww.chievres.be

Chièvres (French pronunciation: [ʃjɛvʁ] ⓘ; Picard: Chieve) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

On January 1, 2018, Chièvres had a total population of 6,899. The total area is 46.91 km2 which gives a population density of 150 inhabitants per km2. Chièvres Air Base is located in the municipality.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Chièvres, Grosage, Huissignies, Ladeuze, Tongre-Saint-Martin, and Tongre-Notre-Dame.

In 1918 the town was delivered by the 5th Battalion of the Gordon Highlanders from four years of military occupation during the First World War. The event was commemorated by the naming of one of the town's main streets as Rue Dudley Gordon after the battalion's Lieutenant-Colonel, the Lord Dudley Gordon, who was presented with the key to the town of Chièvres. In return, a present was made to the town of the flag under which the 5th Battalion had fought since 1915.[2]

The 12th-century chapel of St John the Baptist

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ "DiaryNov18.HTM".

External links[edit]

  • Media related to Chièvres at Wikimedia Commons


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