Estaimpuis (French pronunciation: [etɛ̃pɥi] or [etɛ̃pwi]; Dutch: Steenput; Picard: Timpu) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
Estaimpuis
Timpu (Picard) Steenput (Dutch) | |
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Coordinates: 50°42′N 03°16′E / 50.700°N 3.267°E | |
Country | Belgium |
Community | French Community |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Hainaut |
Arrondissement | Tournai-Mouscron |
Government | |
• Mayor | Daniel Senesael (PS) |
• Governing party/ies | PS |
Area | |
• Total | 32.08 km2 (12.39 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 10,424 |
• Density | 320/km2 (840/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 7730 |
NIS code | 57027 |
Area codes | 069 |
Website | www.estaimpuis.be |
It consists of the following districts: Bailleul, Belgium , Estaimbourg, Estaimpuis, Évregnies , Leers-Nord , Néchin, and Saint-Léger, Estaimpuis .
The municipality is located in Picardy Wallonia.
Geography
editVillages (former municipalities) in the municipality:
- Estaimpuis (I)
- Évregnies (II)
- Saint-Léger (III)
- Estaimbourg (IV)
- Leers-Nord (V)
- Néchin (VI)
- Bailleul (VII)
Neighbouring villages (and the municipalities to which they belong) in Belgium:
- Herseaux (Mouscron) (a)
- Dottignies (Mouscron) (b)
- Espierres (Spiere-Helkijn) (c)
- Warcoing (Pecq) (d)
- Pecq (Pecq) (e)
- Esquelmes (Pecq) (f)
- Ramegnies-Chin (Tournai) (g)
- Templeuve (Tournai) (h)
Neighbouring municipalities in France:
Gallery
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Main entrance of the Château de Bourgogne in Estaimbourg
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Churchtower (Saint Barthelemy church
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Church: l'église Saint-Barthélemy
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Château de la Royère, engraving ca. 1810 by J B de Jonghe
References
edit- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
edit- Media related to Estaimpuis at Wikimedia Commons