Frameries
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Frameries
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 Church Square and the big sundial | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Frameries in Hainaut | |
 Interactive map of Frameries | |
  Frameries Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°24′N 03°54′E / 50.400°N 3.900°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Hainaut |
| Arrondissement | Mons |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Marc Dupont (PS) |
| • Governing party | Coalition PS-MR |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.09 km2 (10.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 21,878 |
| • Density | 838.6/km2 (2,172/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 7080 |
| NIS code | 53028 |
| Area codes | 065 |
| Website | www.frameries.be |
Frameries (French pronunciation: [fʁam(ə)ʁi]; Picard: Framrie; Walloon: Framriye) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Eugies, Frameries, La Bouverie, Noirchain, and Sars-la-Bruyère.
Sport
[edit]Frameries is home to Rugby Union club RC Frameries who currently play in the Belgian Elite League and hosts the finish of the Grand Prix Pino Cerami cycling race.
Personalities
[edit]- Eugène Boch, painter and friend of Vincent van Gogh[2]
- Auguste Toubeau, trade unionist
Twin towns
[edit]- La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
- Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
- Willmar, Minnesota, USA
Image gallery
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St. Waltrude's church
Châssis à molette (Wallonia French, also Belfleur; French chevalement), Gallow frame of the Crachet (reconstruction) in Frameries
References
[edit]- ↑ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ↑ Letter sent by Vincent van Gogh to Frameries
External links
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Media related to Frameries at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in French)
- Rugby Club Frameries (in French)
- Football Club in Frameries (in French)
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| Soignies | ||
| Thuin | ||
| Tournai-Mouscron | ||
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