Antoing (; ) is a city and
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 ( ; ; or ), officially the Walloon Region ( ; ), is one of the three communities, regions and language areas of Belgium, regions of Belgium—along with Flemish Region, Flanders and Brussels. Covering the southern portion of the c ...
located in the
province of Hainaut
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,
Belgium
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.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Antoing,
Bruyelle
Bruyelle () is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Antoing, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
A settlement has existed here since Roman times. Remnants of destroyed buildings may be testimony that the village w ...
,
Calonne,
Fontenoy,
Maubray, and
Péronnes-lez-Antoing.
History
The
Battle of Fontenoy
The Battle of Fontenoy took place on 11 May 1745 during the War of the Austrian Succession, near Tournai, then in the Austrian Netherlands, now Belgium. A French army of 50,000 under Maurice, comte de Saxe, Marshal Saxe defeated a Pragmatic Ar ...
, a major battle in the
War of Austrian Succession
The War of the Austrian Succession was a European conflict fought between 1740 and 1748, primarily in Central Europe, the Austrian Netherlands, Italy, the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Related conflicts include King George's War in Nort ...
, was fought near
Fontenoy village on 11 May 1745.
Places of interest
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Antoing Castle
Antoing Castle () is one of Belgium's most original and well-known castles, situated in Antoing in Hainaut, Wallonia.
It was first mentioned in the 12th century. Although the present structure of the castle dates from the 13th and 15th centurie ...
, originally from the 12th century, restored by
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (; 27 January 181417 September 1879) was a French architect and author, famous for his restoration of the most prominent medieval landmarks in France. His major restoration projects included Notre-Dame de Paris, ...
in the 19th century
Famous inhabitants
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Raoul Cauvin
Raoul Cauvin (; 26 September 1938 – 19 August 2021) was a Belgian comics author and one of the most popular in the humorist field.
Biography
Raoul Cauvin was born in Antoing, Belgium in 1938.De Weyer, Geert (2005). "Raoul Cauvin". In België ...
, comics writer, was born in Antoing in 1938
References
External links
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Cities in Wallonia
Municipalities of Hainaut (province)
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