Frasnes-lez-Anvaing (; ; ) is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Wallonia
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located in the
province of Hainaut,
Belgium
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.
On 1 January 2018, the municipality had 11,740 inhabitants. The total area is 112.44 km², giving a
population density
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of 100 inhabitants per km².
The municipality consists of the following districts:
Anvaing,
Arc-Ainières,
Buissenal,
Cordes,
Dergneau,
Forest
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,
Frasnes-lez-Buissenal,
Hacquegnies,
Herquegies,
Montrœul-au-Bois,
Moustier,
Å’udeghien,
Saint-Sauveur, and
Wattripont.
In August 2012, the funeral of Countess
Alix de Lannoy, mother of
Stéphanie de Lannoy
Stéphanie is a French feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (born 1984), Belgian noble; wife of Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg
* Princess Stéphanie (disambi ...
, was held in Frasnes, attended by members of the
Luxembourg
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and Belgian royal families.
Notes
External links
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Municipality website
Municipalities of Hainaut (province)
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