Estaimpuis facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Estaimpuis Timpu  (Picard) Steenput  (Dutch)
Municipality
Néchin
Flag Coat of arms
Estaimpuis Location in Belgium
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Tournai-Mouscron
Area
• Total	31.75 km2 (12.26 sq mi)
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Postal codes	7730
Area codes	069
Website	www.estaimpuis.be

Estaimpuis is a cool town, or "municipality," located in Wallonia, which is a region in Belgium. It's part of the Hainaut province. People in Estaimpuis speak French, but the town also has Dutch and Picard names: Steenput (Dutch) and Timpu (Picard).

This municipality is made up of several smaller villages, which are sometimes called "districts" or "sections." These include Estaimpuis itself, plus Bailleul, Estaimbourg, Évregnies, Leers-Nord, Néchin, and Saint-Léger. Estaimpuis is found in an area known as Picardy Wallonia.

Exploring Estaimpuis: A Belgian Municipality

Estaimpuis is a special kind of local government area in Belgium. It's like a small county or district that includes several villages working together. This helps manage things like local services and community events.

Villages That Make Up Estaimpuis

The municipality of Estaimpuis is formed by seven main villages. Each of these used to be its own separate town before they joined together to form the larger municipality.

• Estaimpuis (I)
• Évregnies (II)
• Saint-Léger (III)
• Estaimbourg (IV)
• Leers-Nord (V)
• Néchin (VI)
• Bailleul (VII)

The different sections of Estaimpuis

Neighbouring Towns in Belgium

Estaimpuis shares its borders with several other towns in Belgium. These towns belong to different municipalities nearby.

• Herseaux (part of Mouscron) (a)
• Dottignies (part of Mouscron) (b)
• Espierres (part of Spiere-Helkijn) (c)
• Warcoing (part of Pecq) (d)
• Pecq (part of Pecq) (e)
• Esquelmes (part of Pecq) (f)
• Ramegnies-Chin (part of Tournai) (g)
• Templeuve (part of Tournai) (h)

Neighbouring Towns in France

Because Belgium is close to France, Estaimpuis also has some French towns as neighbours right across the border.

• Wattrelos (k)
• Leers (j)
• Toufflers (i)

Images for kids

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  Main entrance of the Château de Bourgogne in Estaimbourg

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  Churchtower (Saint Barthelemy church

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  Church: l'église Saint-Barthélemy

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  Château de la Royère, engraving ca. 1810 by J B de Jonghe

See also

In Spanish: Estaimpuis para niños