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Fontaine-l'Évêque

Coordinates: 50°25′N 04°19′E / 50.417°N 4.317°E / 50.417; 4.317
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Fontaine-l'Évêque
Fontinne-l'-Eveke (Walloon)
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Fontaine-l'Évêque is located in Belgium
Fontaine-l'Évêque
Fontaine-l'Évêque
Location in Belgium
Location of Fontaine-l'Évêque in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°25′N 04°19′E / 50.417°N 4.317°E / 50.417; 4.317
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceHainaut
ArrondissementCharleroi
Government
 • MayorGianni Galluzzo (PS)
 • Governing party/iesPS - Mieux Demain
Area
 • Total28.66 km2 (11.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total17,801
 • Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Postal codes
6140-6142
NIS code
52022
Area codes071
Websitewww.fontaine-leveque.be

Fontaine-l'Évêque (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛn l‿evɛk] ; Walloon: Fontinne-l'-Eveke) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

On January 1, 2006, Fontaine-l'Évêque had a total population of 16,687. The total area is 28.41 km2 which gives a population density of 587 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Fontaine-l'Évêque, Forchies-la-Marche, and Leernes.

Fontaine-l'Évêque Castle, once the castle of the de Fontaines

References

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  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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