Boussu

Boussu
	Boussu
	Boussu
State :	Belgium
Region :	Wallonia
Province :	Hainaut
District :	Mons
Coordinates :	50 ° 26 ' N , 3 ° 48' E Coordinates: 50 ° 26 ' N , 3 ° 48' E
Area :	20.01 km²
Residents:	19,824 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density:	991 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	7300, 7301
Prefix:	065
Mayor:	Jean-Claude Debiève ( PS )
; Local government address :	Administration Communale ; Rue François Dorzée 3 ; 7300 Boussu
Website:	www.boussu.be

Boussu is a Belgian municipality in the arrondissement of Mons in the province of Hainaut in Wallonia .

The community consists of Boussu and Hornu, which were independent until 1977 .

Sons and daughters of the church

Jean V. de Hénin (1499–1562), Seigneur and Comte de Boussu from the House of Hénin
Jules Guérin (1801-1886), medic
Émile Grumiaux (1861–1932), French archer
Robert Urbain (1930–2018), politician (PS)
Claude Renard (1946–2019), cartoonist and teacher
Marjorie Carpréaux (* 1987), basketball player
Jonathan Dufrasne (* 1987), racing cyclist
Massimo Bruno (* 1993), football player

Commons : Boussu - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikisource: Bossu in the Topographia Circuli Burgundici (Mathäus Merian) - sources and full texts

Boussu Town Hall, Saint Géry Church.