Boussu facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Boussu Boussu-dlé-Mont  (Picard)
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Boussu Location in Belgium
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Mons
Area
• Total	20.01 km2 (7.73 sq mi)
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Postal codes	7300, 7301
Area codes	065
Website	www.boussu.be

Boussu (French pronunciation: [busy]; Picard: Boussu-dlé-Mont) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

As of January 1, 2006, Boussu had a population of 20,058. The total area is 20.01 km², which gives a population density of 1,002 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following districts: Boussu and Hornu.

History

Thierry de Hennin Liétard funerary memorial (1406–1430)

During the late Middle Ages the town gave his name to an important branch of the House of Hénin. The castle of Boussu was constructed in this period, and important members of this family are buried inside the church. Most famous is the Mausoleum of Maximilien II de Hénin, 5th Count of Bossu.

In the 19th century local industry expanded. A planned industrial city, called le Grand Hornu, was constructed. Located in Hornu, the buildings are now a museum.

Etymology

As its neighbouring municipality, Hornu, Boussu's town is very old and the history of Saint Waudru mentions the existence of a church in the 13th century. In the acts of the past, Boussu conquered very diverse titles: Buxutum, Bussuth, Bussut, Bossut, Boussut. However, the etymology is very simple. This means "the place abundant in boxwood" (in Latin buxus: meaning boxwood or buxutum meaning boxwood coppice).

Famous inhabitants

• Marcel Moreau, writer
• Massimo Bruno, Footballer and Belgian youth international