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Antoing
Antweon (Picard)
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 Antoing
Location in Belgium
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| Country | Belgium | ||
| Community | French Community | ||
| Region | Wallonia | ||
| Province | Hainaut | ||
| Arrondissement | Tournai | ||
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| • Total | 31.13 km2 (12.02 sq mi) | ||
| Population
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| Postal codes |
7640-7643
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| Area codes | 069 | ||
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Antoing (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twɛ̃]; Picard: Antweon) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Antoing, Bruyelle, Calonne, Fontenoy, Maubray, and Péronnes-lez-Antoing.
History
The Battle of Fontenoy, a major battle in the War of Austrian Succession, was fought near Fontenoy village on 11 May 1745.
Places of interest
- Antoing Castle, originally from the 12th century, restored by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century
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Antoing Castle, castle of the Princes de Ligne (13th - 16th centuries)
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Churchtower (l'église Saint-Pierre)
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Calonne, industrial area along the Scheldt
Famous inhabitants
- Raoul Cauvin, comics writer, was born in Antoing in 1938
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