Lobbes

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Lobbes
Lobbes
State :	Belgium
Region :	Wallonia
Province :	Hainaut
District :	Thuin
Coordinates :	50 ° 21 ′  N , 4 ° 16 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 21 ′  N , 4 ° 16 ′  E
Area :	32.08 km²
Residents:	5832 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density:	182 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	6540, 6542, 6543
Prefix:	071
Mayor:	Marcel Basile ( cdh )
Local government address :	Rue du Pont, 1 6540 Lobbes
Website:	www.lobbes.be

Lobbes is a municipality in the province of Hainaut in the Walloon part of Belgium . It is located on the Sambre River .

The municipality consists of the localities Lobbes, Bienne-lez-Happart, Mont-Saint-Geneviève and Sars-la-Buissière .

history

The place developed around the famous Lobbes Abbey , a Benedictine monastery founded by St. Landelin of Crespin between 650 and 654 , of which only ruins remain today.

The place was also made famous by the battle between the French and Austrians on May 24th, 1794.

Worth seeing

The honey and bee museum, which is open all year round, is interesting, and every Sunday there is an "open day" with honey extraction and tasting.

Sons and daughters of the church

• Alfred Wotquenne (1867–1939), Belgian librarian and musicologist
• Romain Zingle (* 1987), Belgian racing cyclist

Web links

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

• Official website of the municipality of Lobbes (French)

The Sambre and the old town of Lobbes