Leuze-en-Hainaut (; pcd, Leuze-in-Hénau; wa, Leuze-e-Hinnot) is a city and
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
of
Wallonia
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located in the
province of Hainaut
Hainaut (, also , , ; nl, Henegouwen ; wa, Hinnot; pcd, Hénau), historically also known as Heynowes in English, is a province of Wallonia and Belgium.
To its south lies the French department of Nord, while within Belgium it borders (cloc ...
,
Belgium
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.
On 1 January 2018, it had a population of 13,886.
The municipality consists of the following districts:
Blicquy,
Chapelle-à-Oie,
Chapelle-à-Wattines,
Gallaix,
Grandmetz, Leuze-en-Hainaut,
Pipaix,
Thieulain,
Tourpes, and
Willaupuis.
Famous landmarks
* The Collegiate Church of Saint Peter was erected in 1745 on the site of a former Gothic church, destroyed by fire. The building's sumptuous interior features intricate woodwork, including the carved Louis XVth style panels of the confessionals, decorated with a variety of motifs, a sculpted representation of Saint Peter in chains, below the pulpit, and the organ casing.
Twin towns
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Loudun
Loudun (; ; Poitevin: ''Loudin'') is a commune in the Vienne department and the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, western France.
It is located south of the town of Chinon and 25 km to the east of the town Thouars. The area south of Loudun i ...
(
France
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) (1961)
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Ouagadougou
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Burkina Faso
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(1968)
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Carencro, Louisiana (
United States
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) (1993)
See also
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Brasserie à vapeur
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References
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Cities in Wallonia
Municipalities of Hainaut (province)
Nervii
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