Écaussinnes
Écaussinnes
Les Scåssenes (Walloon) | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Écaussinnes  | |
  Écaussinnes Location in Belgium
Location of Écaussinnes in Hainaut  | |
| Coordinates: 50°34′N 04°11′E / 50.567°N 4.183°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Hainaut |
| Arrondissement | Soignies |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Xavier Dupont (PS) |
| • Governing party/ies | Vivre Écausinnes (VÉ), MR-CHE, ECOLO |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.86 km2 (13.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 11,135 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 7190, 7191 |
| NIS code | 55050 |
| Area codes | 067 |
| Website | www.ecaussinnes.be |
Écaussinnes (French pronunciation: [ekosin]; Picard: Les Scassenes; Walloon: Les Scåssenes) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
On 1 January 2018 Écaussinnes had a total population of 11,135. The total area is 34.77 km2 which gives a population density of 320 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Écaussinnes-d'Enghien, Écaussinnes-Lalaing, and Marche-lez-Écaussinnes.
The city hosts the "Oberbayern" Festival each year in August, and hosted the Spring Blues Festival from 1988 to 2013.
History
[edit]To be expanded
Nearly 100 local citizens were saved from being killed by the German army by the intercession of Qian Xiuling. There is a street named Rue Perlinghi in her honour. "Perlinghi" was her married name.[citation needed]
Postal history
[edit]The ECAUSSINNES post-office opened on 1 December 1850. It used a postal code 158 with bars (before 1864), and 105 with points before 1874. The ECAUSSINNES-D'ENGHIEN post-office opened on 13 November 1879, MARCHE-LEZ-ECAUSSINNES on 10 May 1880.[2]
Postal codes in 1969:[3] - 7180 Marche-lez-Écaussinnes - 7190 Écaussinnes-d'Enghien - 7191 Écaussinnes-Lalaing
Postal codes since at least 1990: 7190, 7191 Écaussinnes-Lalaing
References
[edit]- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Catalogue Spécialisé des Oblitérations Belges, 1849-1910, Nationale en Internationale Postzegelmanifestaties Antwerpen (NIPA), Antwerp, 1999.
- ^ Liste des Numéros Postaux, Administration des Postes, Bruxelles 1969.
External links
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Media related to Écaussinnes at Wikimedia Commons
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