Frameries
Frameries (Picard: Framrie) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Frameries proper, Eugies, La Bouverie, Noirchain, and Sars-la-Bruyère.
Frameries | |
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 Church Square and the big sundial | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Frameries Location in Belgium
Location of Frameries in Hainaut  | |
| Coordinates: 50°24′N 03°54′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Hainaut |
| Arrondissement | Mons |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Marc Dupont (PS) |
| • Governing party/ies | PS, CDH |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.95 km2 (10.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 21,878 |
| • Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 7080 |
| Area codes | 065 |
| Website | www.frameries.be |
Sport
Frameries is home to Rugby Union club RC Frameries who currently play in the Belgian Elite League.
Personalities
- Eugène Boch, painter and friend of Vincent van Gogh [2]
- Auguste Toubeau, trade unionist
Twin towns
- La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
- Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
- Willmar, Minnesota, USA
Image gallery
St. Waltrude's church
Châssis à molette (Wallonia French, also Belfleur; French chevalement), Gallow frame of the Crachet (reconstruction) in Frameries
References
- "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- Letter sent by Vincent van Gogh to Frameries
External links
Media related to Frameries at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in French)
- Rugby Club Frameries (in French)
- Football Club in Frameries (in French)
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