Frasnes-lez-Anvaing

Frasnes-lez-Anvaing

Frasnes-lez-Anvaing

Municipality in French Community, Belgium

Frasnes-lez-Anvaing (French pronunciation: [fʁan le ɑ̃vɛ̃] ⓘ; Picard: Fraine-lez-Anvégne; Walloon: Fraine-dilé-Anvegn) is a municipality of Wallonia 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 of 100 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following districts: Anvaing, Arc-Ainières, Buissenal, Cordes, Dergneau, Forest, Frasnes-lez-Buissenal, Hacquegnies, Herquegies, Montrœul-au-Bois, Moustier, Œudeghien, Saint-Sauveur, and Wattripont.[2]

In August 2012, the funeral of Countess Alix de Lannoy, mother of Stéphanie de Lannoy, was held in Frasnes, attended by members of the Luxembourg and Belgian royal families.[3]

Notes

  1. [1]
    "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. [2]
    "UVCW - Commune de Frasnes-lez-Anvaing". www.uvcw.be.
  3. [3]
    "Luxembourg Royals pay respects at funeral for Countess Alix de Lannoy". luxtimes.lu. 11 December 2017.


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