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Ellezelles
Elzele (Dutch)
Flag of Ellezelles
Coat of arms of Ellezelles
Location of Ellezelles
Map
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceHainaut
ArrondissementAth
Government
 • Governing party/iescdH - PS
Area
 • Total45.11 km2 (17.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total6,001
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Postal codes
7890
NIS code
51017
Area codes068
Websitewww.ellezelles.be

Ellezelles (Dutch Elzele) is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Hainaut. It comprises the former municipalities of Ellezelles, La Hamaide, and Wodecq. Bordering Flanders, the town is home to a minority of Dutch-speakers.

The village archives contain a document "attesting" to the birth of Hercule Poirot on April 1, 1850.[2]

"Wild cat" windmill (1751)

References

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Hercule Poirot". Retrieved 8 April 2016.