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
Municipality
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
CountryBelgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceHainaut
ArrondissementMons
Government
 • MayorJean-Marc Dupont (PS)
 • Governing party/iesPS, CDH
Area
 • Total25.95 km2 (10.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total21,878
 • Density840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Postal codes
7080
Area codes065
Websitewww.frameries.be

Sport

Frameries is home to Rugby Union club RC Frameries who currently play in the Belgian Elite League.

Personalities

Twin towns
  • St. Waltrude's church
  • Châssis à molette (Wallonia French, also Belfleur; French chevalement), Gallow frame of the Crachet (reconstruction) in Frameries
gollark: You do Turing machines?
gollark: Huh, the internet is unhelpful regarding this!
gollark: For example, supreme R Ü S T?
gollark: They should use actual code so you can test it.
gollark: > efficiently

References
  1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. Letter sent by Vincent van Gogh to Frameries


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