Leuze-en-Hainaut facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Leuze-en-Hainaut Leuze-in-Hénau  (Picard)
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Leuze-en-Hainaut Location in Belgium
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Tournai-Mouscron
Area
• Total	73.53 km2 (28.39 sq mi)
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Postal codes	7900-7906
Area codes	069
Website	www.leuze-en-hainaut.be

Leuze-en-Hainaut (French pronunciation: [løz ɑ̃ ɛno]; Picard: Leuze-in-Hénau; Walloon: Leuze-e-Hinnot) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

On 1 January 2018, it had a population of 13,886.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Blicquy, Chapelle-à-Oie, Chapelle-à-Wattines, Gallaix, Grandmetz, Leuze-en-Hainaut, Pipaix, Thieulain, Tourpes, and Willaupuis.

Famous landmarks

• The Collegiate Church of Saint Peter was erected in 1745 on the site of a former Gothic church, destroyed by fire. The building's sumptuous interior features intricate woodwork, including the carved Louis XVth style panels of the confessionals, decorated with a variety of motifs, a sculpted representation of Saint Peter in chains, below the pulpit, and the organ casing.

Collegiate Church of St Peter

Twin towns

• - Loudun (France) (1961)
• - Ouagadougou Burkina Faso (1968)
• - Carencro, Louisiana (United States) (1993)

See also

In Spanish: Leuze-en-Hainaut para niños