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Leuze-en-Hainaut (French pronunciation: [løz ɑ̃ ɛno] ; Picard: Leuze-in-Hénau; Walloon: Leuze-e-Hinnot) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
On 1 January 2018, it had a population of 13,886.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Blicquy, Chapelle-à-Oie, Chapelle-à-Wattines, Gallaix, Grandmetz, Leuze-en-Hainaut, Pipaix, Thieulain, Tourpes, and Willaupuis.
Famous landmarks
- The Collegiate Church of Saint Peter was erected in 1745 on the site of a former Gothic church, destroyed by fire. The building's sumptuous interior features intricate woodwork, including the carved Louis XVth style panels of the confessionals, decorated with a variety of motifs, a sculpted representation of Saint Peter in chains, below the pulpit, and the organ casing.
Twin towns
- - Loudun (France) (1961)
- - Ouagadougou Burkina Faso (1968)
- - Carencro, Louisiana (United States) (1993)
See also
References
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
- Media related to Leuze-en-Hainaut at Wikimedia Commons
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