Chimay

Chimay
	Chimay
	Chimay
State :	Belgium
Region :	Wallonia
Province :	Hainaut
District :	Thuin
Coordinates :	50 ° 3 ′ N , 4 ° 19 ′ E Coordinates: 50 ° 3 ′ N , 4 ° 19 ′ E
Area :	197.1 km²
Residents:	9805 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density:	50 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	6460, 6461, 6462, 6463, 6464
Prefix:	060
Mayor:	Denis Danvoye
; Local government address :	Grand'Place 1 ; 6460 Chimay
Website:	www.ville-de-chimay.be

Chimay ( Walloon Chimai ) is a municipality in the Belgian province of Hainaut , Arrondissement Thuin in the Walloon region .

Scourmont Abbey: Home of the Chimay Trappist beer

Chimay is known for the Trappist Abbey Notre-Dame de Scourmont , especially for the Trappist beers brewed there . It was only founded in 1850 (initially as a priory ) and was elevated to an abbey in 1871 .

history

Today's Chimay community emerged in 1977 as part of a community reform from the merger of fourteen previously independent towns. These are Baileux, Bailièvre, Bourlers, Forges, L'Escaillère, Lompret , Rièzes, Robechies, Salles, Saint-Remy, Villers-la-Tour, Vaulx, Virelles and Chimay.

In Chimay, the Grand Prix des Frontières was held on the Circuit de Chimay between 1929 and 1969 , a motorsport event that was advertised for Formula 2 and later Formula 3 vehicles and motorcycles after the Second World War . The circuit was over ten kilometers long.

Partner communities

Sons and daughters of the church

Daniel Van Buyten (* 1978), football player
François Duval (* 1980), rally driver
Georges Hostelet (1875–1960), chemical engineer, statistician, social scientist and philosopher
Joseph Martin (1903–1982), Roman Catholic missionary and bishop in Burundi