Antoing

Municipality in Hainault Province, Belgium

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Municipality in French Community, Belgium

Antoing Antweon (Picard)
Municipality

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Antoing is located in Belgium Antoing Antoing Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°34′N 03°27′E / 50.567°N 3.450°E / 50.567; 3.450
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Tournai
Government
• Mayor	Bernard Bauwens
Area
• Total	31.33 km² (12.10 sq mi)
Population (2018年01月01日)^[1]
• Total	7,760
• Density	250/km² (640/sq mi)
Postal codes	7640-7643
NIS code	57003
Area codes	069

Antoing (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twɛ̃] ⁱ; Picard: Antweon) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Antoing, Bruyelle, Calonne, Fontenoy, Maubray, and Péronnes-lez-Antoing.

History

The Battle of Fontenoy, a major battle in the War of Austrian Succession, was fought near Fontenoy village on 11 May 1745.

Antoing Castle, originally from the 12th century, restored by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century^[2]

Antoing Castle, castle of the Princes de Ligne (13th - 16th centuries)

Antoing Castle, castle of the Princes de Ligne (13th - 16th centuries)
Churchtower (l'église Saint-Pierre)

Churchtower (l'église Saint-Pierre)
Calonne, industrial area along the Scheldt

Calonne, industrial area along the Scheldt

^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ Ghidrai, George. "Antoing Castle". www.castlesworld.com. Retrieved 2021年08月22日.

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La Louvière	Binche Estinnes La Louvière Morlanwelz
Mons	Boussu Colfontaine Dour Frameries Hensies Honnelles Jurbise Lens Mons (Capital) Quaregnon Quévy Quiévrain Saint-Ghislain
Soignies	Braine-le-Comte Écaussinnes Le Rœulx Manage Soignies Seneffe
Thuin	Anderlues Beaumont Chimay Erquelinnes Froidchapelle Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes Lobbes Merbes-le-Château Momignies Sivry-Rance Thuin
Tournai-Mouscron	Antoing Brunehaut Celles Comines-Warneton Estaimpuis Leuze-en-Hainaut Mont-de-l'Enclus Mouscron Pecq Péruwelz Rumes Tournai
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