Honnelles (French pronunciation: [ɔnɛl]; Picard: Onele) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
Honnelles
Onele (Picard) | |
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.jpg) Angre | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Honnelles  | |
  Honnelles Location in Belgium
Location of Honnelles in Hainaut  | |
| Coordinates: 50°21′N 03°43′E / 50.350°N 3.717°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Hainaut |
| Arrondissement | Mons |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Matthieu Lemiez (cdH) (PHA) |
| • Governing party/ies | Pour Honnelles Autrement (PHA) (cdH DéFI MR Ecolo) |
| Area | |
• Total | 44.27 km2 (17.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 5,139 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 7387 |
| NIS code | 53083 |
| Area codes | 065 |
| Website | www.honnelles.be |
The name comes from the two rivers which cross the municipality, Grande Honnelle and Petite Honnelle.
On 1 January 2006 Honnelles had a total population of 4,998. The total area is 43.65 km2 which gives a population density of 114 inhabitants per km2.
Honnelles is located 18 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of Mons, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east of the French city Valenciennes, 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Charleroi and 72 kilometres (45 mi) southwest of Brussels.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Angre, Angreau, Athis, Autreppe (town centre), Erquennes, Fayt-le-Franc, Marchipont, Montignies-sur-Roc, Onnezies and Roisin.
References
edit- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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