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Ramillies, Belgium

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Ramillies
Petit-Rosière
Petit-Rosière
Coat of arms of Ramillies
Location of Ramillies
Map
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceWalloon Brabant
ArrondissementNivelles
Government
 • MayorDanny Degrauwe (IC)
 • Governing party/iesIC
Area
 • Total
49.08 km2 (18.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
6,394
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Postal codes
1367
NIS code
25122
Area codes081
Websitewww.ramillies.be

Ramillies is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2012, Ramillies had a total population of 6,211. The total area is 48.68 km² which gives a population density of 128 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Autre-Eglise, Bomal, Geest-Gérompont-Petit-Rosière, Grand-Rosière-Hottomont, Huppaye, Mont-Saint-André, and Ramillies-Offus.

The former Roman road from Bavay to Cologne passes through Ramillies. Just to the north of the road, also within the municipality, the Hottomont tumulus is one of the most significant tumuli in Belgium.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.