Frameries
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Location of Frameries in Hainaut
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| 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 (1 January 2013)[1] | ||
| • Total | 21,253 | |
| • Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) | |
| Postal codes | 7080 | |
| Area codes | 065 | |
| Website | www.frameries.be | |
Frameries is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On 21 June 2011 Frameries had a total population of about 20,652. The total area is 25.95 km² which gives a population density of 796 inhabitants per km².
The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Frameries proper, Eugies, La Bouverie, Noirchain, and Sars-la-Bruyère.
Sport
Frameries is home to Rugby Union club RC Frameries who currently play in the Belgian Elite League.
Famous inhabitants
- Eugène Boch, painter and friend of Vincent van Gogh [2]
Twin towns
- La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
- Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
- Willmar, Minnesota, USA
Image gallery
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St. Waltrude's church
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Châssis à molette (Wallonia French, also Belfleur; French chevalement), Gallow frame of the Crachet (reconstruction) in Frameries
References
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- Rugby Club Frameries (French)
- Football Club in Frameries (French)
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- ↑ Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)
- ↑ [1] Letter sent by Vincent van Gogh to Frameries
