Ellezelles

Ellezelles
Elzîle (Picard)
Municipality
Flag of Ellezelles
Flag
Coat of arms of Ellezelles
Coat of arms
The municipality in Ath arrondissement in the province of Hainaut
The municipality in Ath arrondissement
in the province of Hainaut
Interactive map of Ellezelles
Ellezelles is located in Belgium
Ellezelles
Ellezelles
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°44′N 03°41′E / 50.733°N 3.683°E / 50.733; 3.683
CountryBelgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceHainaut
ArrondissementAth
Government
 • MayorIdesbalde Cauchie (cdH)
(LB)
 • Governing partyListe du Bourgmestre (LB) - Ecolo
Area
 • Total
45.11 km2 (17.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
6,001
 • Density133.0/km2 (344.5/sq mi)
Postal codes
7890
NIS code
51017
Area codes068
Websitewww.ellezelles.be

Ellezelles (French pronunciation: [ɛlzɛl] ⓘ; Dutch: Elzele; Picard: Elzîle; Walloon: Elziele) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

It consists of the following districts: Ellezelles, Lahamaide, 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 1 April 1850.[2]

"Wild cat" windmill (1751)

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Hercule Poirot". Ellezelles.be. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  3. ^ Edmundson, George (1911). "Egmont, Lamoral, Count of" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). pp. 18–19.
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