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Municipality in French Community, Belgium
Frameries
Framrie (Picard) | |
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![]() Church Square and the big sundial | |
Location of Frameries | |
Coordinates: 50°24′N 03°54′E / 50.400°N 3.900°E / 50.400; 3.900 | |
Country | ![]() |
Community | French Community |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Hainaut |
Arrondissement | Mons |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jean-Marc Dupont (PS) |
• Governing party/ies | Coalition PS-MR |
Area | |
• Total | 26.09 km (10.07 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 21,878 |
• Density | 840/km (2,200/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 7080 |
NIS code | 53028 |
Area codes | 065 |
Website | www.frameries.be |
Frameries (French pronunciation: [fʁam(ə)ʁi]; Picard: Framrie; Walloon: Framriye) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Eugies, Frameries, La Bouverie, Noirchain, and Sars-la-Bruyère.
Sport※
Frameries is home to Rugby Union club RC Frameries who currently play in the Belgian Elite League and hosts the finish of the Grand Prix Pino Cerami cycling race.
Personalities※
- Eugène Boch, painter and friend of Vincent van Gogh
- Auguste Toubeau, trade unionist
Twin towns※
- La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
- Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
- Willmar, Minnesota, USA
Image gallery※
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St. Waltrude's church
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Châssis à molette (Wallonia French, also Belfleur; French chevalement), Gallow frame of the Crachet (reconstruction) in Frameries
References※
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ ※ Letter sent by Vincent van Gogh to Frameries
External links※
Media related to Frameries at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in French)
- Rugby Club Frameries (in French)
- Football Club in Frameries (in French)
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