Silly, Belgium

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Silly
Flag of Silly
Location of Silly
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Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceHainaut
ArrondissementSoignies
Government
 • MayorChristian Leclercq
 • Governing party/iesLB-MR-PS
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total8,407
Postal codes
7830
NIS code
55039
Area codes068
Websitewww.silly.be

Silly (Dutch: Opzullik) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006 Silly had a total population of 7,995. The total area is 67.68 km² which gives a population density of 118 inhabitants per km².

The name of the town derives from its stream, called the Sille (French) or Zulle (Dutch), and has no relation to the English word.

References

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

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