Aulnois, Belgium

Aulnois

*Ônwa* (Walloon)
Aulnois Ônwa (Walloon)
Village
	L'église Saint-Brice
	Aulnois
	Coordinates: 50°21′N 03°56′E
Country	Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Municipality	Quévy

Aulnois (Walloon: Ônwa) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Quévy, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.[1]

Aulnois was an independent municipality until the municipal reorganisation of 1977. The village is on the border with France and on a 96 km long railway line, with a railway station that used to serve as a border station.

History

The village is intersected by the Chaussée Brunehaut, an important roadway between Cologne and Bavay that dates back to Roman times. Coins from the Roman and Franconian times were found around Aulnois.

Born in Aulnois

Leo Collard, politician

References

OpenStreetMap (2018). Aulnois (Map) (4 ed.). Quévy, Hainaut, Wallonie, Belgique.

External links

Media related to Aulnois, Belgium at Wikimedia Commons

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[:1-1] OpenStreetMap (2018). Aulnois (Map) (4 ed.). Quévy, Hainaut, Wallonie, Belgique.