Aiseau-Presles

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Aiseau-Presles
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Aiseau-Presles (Hainaut)
Aiseau-Presles
Aiseau-Presles
State : BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Region : Wallonia
Province : Hainaut
District : Charleroi
Coordinates : 50 ° 25 ′  N , 4 ° 34 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 25 ′  N , 4 ° 34 ′  E
Area : 22.43 km²
Residents: 10,743 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density: 479 inhabitants per km²
Height: 150  m
Post Code: 6250
Prefix: 071
Mayor: Marcel Dargent ( PS )

Local government address : 		Rue President John Kennedy 150
6250 Aiseau-Presles
Website: www.aiseau-presles.be
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Aiseau-Presles ( Walloon Åjhô-Préle ) is a municipality in the east of the Belgian province of Hainaut . It includes the localities of Aiseau, Pont-de-Loup, Roselies and Presles.

The neighboring municipalities of Aiseau-Presles are Châtelet , Farciennes , Fosses-la-Ville , Gerpinnes and Sambreville .

history

The place Aiseau was first mentioned in 952. An Augustinian monastery ( Abbaye d'Oignies ) was founded here in 1192 . Around 1250 Jakob von Vitry wrote his work De Vita beatae Mariae Oigniacensis about the beguines Maria von Oignies here. Mary had founded a beguinage in the same place, and after her death her tomb in the monastery became a pilgrimage site. The monastery was dissolved and sold during the French Revolution in 1796. After 1837 a glass factory was located in the monastery buildings. In 1973 the east wing of the monastery was completely destroyed in a fire.

Population development

Source: Belgian National Institute for Statistics (NIS) - population on January 1st

Attractions

In the district of Pont-de-Loup, the tower of a Romanesque church from the late 11th century has been preserved. Also of interest is the castle of the d'Oultremont family in Presles, which was built in the 19th century. Like the English palace garden, however, it is not open to the public.

Parish partnership

Aiseau-Presles has a partnership with the French city ​​of Pomérols in the Occitanie region .

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Aiseau-Presles  - collection of images, videos and audio files