Quévy (; pcd, Kévi) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality ...
of
Wallonia
Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—al ...
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 2006, Quévy had a total population of 7,734. The total area is 65.16 km² which gives a
population density
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of 119 inhabitants per km².
The municipality consists of the following
districts
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:
Asquillies,
Aulnois,
Blaregnies,
Bougnies,
Genly,
Givry,
Gœgnies-Chaussée,
Havay
Havay ( fa, هواي, translit=Havāy and Hovāy; also known as Havā) is a village in Dodangeh Rural District, Hurand District
Hurand District ( fa, بخش هوراند) was in Ahar County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran
Iran, ...
,
Quévy-le-Grand, and
Quévy-le-Petit.
It is on the former main rail route between
Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
and
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. ...
, and it was the virtual tariff border between the French
SNCF and Belgian Railways
SNCB.
References
External links
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Municipalities of Hainaut (province)
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