Rumes

Rumes
	Rumes
	Rumes
State :	Belgium
Region :	Wallonia
Province :	Hainaut
District :	Tournai-Mouscron
Coordinates :	50 ° 33 ' N , 3 ° 18' E Coordinates: 50 ° 33 ' N , 3 ° 18' E
Area :	23.72 km²
Residents:	5167 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density:	218 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	7610 (Rumes) ; 7611 (La Glanerie) ; 7618 (Taintignies)
Prefix:	069
Mayor:	Michel Casterman (IC)
; Local government address :	Administration communale ; Place, 1 ; 7618 Taintignies
Website:	www.rumes-online.be

Rumes is a municipality in the Belgian province of Hainaut . It is located south of the city of Tournai on the border with France .

Community structure

Location and structure of rumes

Parts of the municipality
I. Rumes
II. La Glanerie
III. Taintignies

Adjacent localities
a. Esplechin (Tournai)
b. Froidmont (Tournai)
c. Willemeau (Tournai)
d. Ere (Tournai)
e. Guignies ( Brunehaut )
f. Howardries (Brunehaut)
g. Mouchin ( Canton of Cysoing , France)
h. Bachy (Canton of Cysoing, France)

On September 2, 1944, during the Second World War , La Glanerie was the first place in Belgium reached by the American troops advancing from France and liberated from the German occupation.

Sons and Daughters of Rumes

Jean Lechantre (1922–2015), Belgian-French footballer, born in Taintignies

Web links

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

Rumes, church: l'église Saint Pierre