Lessines
Lessines | |
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Location of Lessines  | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Hainaut |
| Arrondissement | Soignies |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Marie Degauque (PS) |
| • Governing party/ies | PS, Ensemble |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 18,552 |
| Postal codes | 7860 Lessines 7861 Papignies 7861 Wannebecq 7862 Ogy 7863 Ghoy 7864 Deux-Acren 7866 Bois-de-Lessines 7866 Ollignies |
| NIS code | 55023 |
| Area codes | 068 |
| Website | www.lessines.be |
Lessines (Dutch: Lessen) is a Picardy municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. As of the 2006 census, Lessine's total population was 17,848. The total area is 72.29 km² (27.91 square miles) which gives a population density of 247 inhabitants per km². It is primarily known as the birthplace of the famed Surrealist painter René Magritte (1898 – 1967).
References
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
- Official website (in French)
- One alternative site, with lots of further information on the city (in French, Dutch, English)
- Another alternative site, with lots of further information on the city (in French)
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Quarry -
Porch keystone of the Hôpital Notre-Dame à la Rose ("Hospital of Our Lady with the Rose") -
"Lessinia Vrbs" from the book "Het steden-Boek" by Joan Blaeu c. ± 1649 (Amsterdam).
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