Ellezelles

Ellezelles (French pronunciation: [ɛlzɛl] ⓘ; Dutch: Elzele; Picard: Elzîle; Walloon: Elziele) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

Ellezelles
Elzîle (Picard)
Elzele (Dutch)
Municipality
Flag of Ellezelles
Flag
Coat of arms of Ellezelles
Coat of arms
Location of Ellezelles
Ellezelles is located in Belgium
Ellezelles
Ellezelles
Location in Belgium
The municipality in Ath arrondissement
in the province of Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°44′N 03°41′E
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceHainaut
ArrondissementAth
Government
 • Governing party/iesListe du Bourgmestre (LB) - Ecolo
Area
 • Total45.11 km2 (17.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total6,001
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Postal codes
7890
NIS code
51017
Area codes068
Websitewww.ellezelles.be

It consists of the following districts: Ellezelles, Lahamaide, and Wodecq. Bordering Flanders, the town is home to a minority of Dutch-speakers.

The village archives contain a document "attesting" to the birth of Hercule Poirot on 1 April 1850.[2]

"Wild cat" windmill (1751)

Notable people

References
  1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. "Hercule Poirot". Ellezelles.be. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  3. Edmundson, George (1911). "Egmont, Lamoral, Count of" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). pp. 18–19.


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