Brunehaut

Brunehaut
Brunehaut
State :	Belgium
Region :	Wallonia
Province :	Hainaut
District :	Tournai-Mouscron
Coordinates :	50 ° 31 '  N , 3 ° 25'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 31 '  N , 3 ° 25'  E
Area :	46.11 km²
Residents:	8080 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density:	175 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	7620-7624
Prefix:	069
Mayor:	Pierre Wacquier ( PS )
Local government address :	Administration Communale Rue Wibault Bouchart 11 7620 Brunehaut (Bléharies)
Website:	www.brunehaut.be

Brunehaut is a municipality in the province of Hainaut in the Walloon part of Belgium and borders France to the south . In the area of ​​the municipality, the Scheldt crosses the Franco-Belgian border.

The municipality consists of the localities of Bléharies, Guignies, Hollain, Howardries, Jollain-Merlin, Laplaigne, Lesdain, Rongy and Wez-Velvain .

The Brunehaut stone / Pierre de Brunehaut in Hollain marks the intersection of two old Roman roads in the municipality

The name of the municipality goes back to the old Roman road running through the municipality from Cambrai in France to Tournai , which, like most of the old Roman roads in what is now Belgium, was called Chaussée Brunehaut in the Middle Ages , which can be traced back to the Frankish queen Brunichild .

Web links

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

• Official website of the municipality of Brunehaut