Ellezelles (; nl, Elzele; pcd, Elzîle; wa, Elziele) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

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 Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...

. It consists of the following districts: Ellezelles,

Lahamaide Lahamaide, also known as La Hamaide, is a village in Wallonia, Belgium, located in the municipality of Ellezelles, Hainaut Province. It was the place of birth of Lamoral, Count of Egmont Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Prince of Gavere (18 November ...

, and Wodecq. Bordering

Flanders Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to cultu ...

, the town is home to a minority of Dutch-speakers. The village archives contain a document "attesting" to the birth of Hercule Poirot on 1 April 1850. Ellezelles JPG02

Notable people

* Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Prince of Gavere (1522 in La Hamaide near Ellezelles – executed in 1568) a general and statesman in the

Spanish Netherlands Spanish Netherlands ( Spanish: Países Bajos Españoles; Dutch: Spaanse Nederlanden; French: Pays-Bas espagnols; German: Spanische Niederlande.) (historically in Spanish: ''Flandes'', the name "Flanders" was used as a '' pars pro toto'') was the ...

just before the start of the

Eighty Years' War The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt ( nl, Nederlandse Opstand) ( c.1566/1568–1648) was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish government. The causes of the war included the Ref ...

. * Richard Ely (born 1974 in Ellezelles) a Belgian writer, journalist and ethnobotanist.

References

External links

* Municipalities of Hainaut (province) Belgium geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Hainaut-geo-stub