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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]]. |
'''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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On January 1, 2018, Chièvres had a total population of 6,899. The total area is 46.91 km |
On January 1, 2018, Chièvres had a total population of 6,899. The total area is 46.91 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|districts]]: Chièvres, [[Grosage]], [[Huissignies]], [[Ladeuze]], [[Tongre-Saint-Martin]], and [[Tongre-Notre-Dame]]. |
The municipality consists of the following [[deelgemeente|districts]]: Chièvres, [[Grosage]], [[Huissignies]], [[Ladeuze]], [[Tongre-Saint-Martin]], and [[Tongre-Notre-Dame]]. |
Latest revision as of 09:27, 12 April 2024
Chièvres
Chieve (Picard) | |
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Coordinates: 50°35′N 03°48′E / 50.583°N 3.800°E | |
Country | Belgium |
Community | French Community |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Hainaut |
Arrondissement | Ath |
Government | |
• Mayor | Olivier Hartiel (PS) |
• Governing party/ies | PS - Ecolo |
Area | |
• Total | 47.37 km2 (18.29 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 6,899 |
• Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 7950, 7951 |
NIS code | 51014 |
Area codes | 068 |
Website | www.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]
References[edit]
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "DiaryNov18.HTM".
External links[edit]
- Media related to Chièvres at Wikimedia Commons