Le Rœulx (; wa, El Rû) is a city and

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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 ...

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. On January 1, 2006, Le Rœulx had a total population of 7,977. The total area is 42.80 km² which gives a

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of 186 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following

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: Gottignies, Le Rœulx, Mignault,

Thieu {{Infobox settlement , name = Thieu , native_name={{native_name, wa, Tî , official_name = , settlement_type = district , image_skyline = , imagesize = , image_alt = , image_caption = , image_map = , mapsize = , map_alt = , ma ...

, and

Ville-sur-Haine Ville-sur-Haine ( wa, Vile-so-Inne) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Le Rœulx, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. George Lawrence Price Canadian private George Lawrence Price, known as the last so ...

. The Château du Rœulx, a

family seat A family seat or sometimes just called seat is the principal residence of the landed gentry and aristocracy. The residence usually denotes the social, economic, political, or historic connection of the family within a given area. Some families ...

of the Comtes de Croÿ-Rœulx, is situated near the town. Le roeulx

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* Cities in Wallonia Municipalities of Hainaut (province) {{Hainaut-geo-stub