Ellezelles
Ellezelles (French pronunciation: [ɛlzɛl]; Dutch: Elzele; Picard: Elzîle; Walloon: Elziele) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
Ellezelles
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  Ellezelles Location in Belgium
The municipality in Ath arrondissement in the province of Hainaut  | |
| Coordinates: 50°44′N 03°41′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Hainaut |
| Arrondissement | Ath |
| Government | |
| • Governing party/ies | Liste du Bourgmestre (LB) - Ecolo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.69 km2 (17.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,001 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 7890 |
| Area codes | 068 |
| Website | www.ellezelles.be |
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)
References
- "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- "Hercule Poirot". Ellezelles.be. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
External links
Media related to Ellezelles at Wikimedia Commons
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