The Arrondissement of La Louvière () is one of the seven administrative
arrondissements in the
Walloon province
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of
Hainaut,
Belgium
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. The Arrondissement of La Louvière was created in 2019 from the municipalities of
La Louvière
La Louvière (; ) is a city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Hainaut Province, province of Hainaut, Belgium.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Boussoit, Haine-Saint-Paul, Haine-Saint-Pie ...
(formerly from
Arrondissement of Soignies) and
Binche,
Estinnes, and
Morlanwelz
Morlanwelz (; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
On 1 January 2006 Morlanwelz had a total population of 18,595. The total area is 20.26 km2 which gives a population density of 918 inhabitants per km2 ...
(formerly from
Arrondissement of Thuin).
References
La Louviere
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