Ellezelles Elzele (Dutch) |
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Location in Belgium | |||
Coordinates: 50°44′N 03°41′E / 50.733°N 3.683°ECoordinates: 50°44′N 03°41′E / 50.733°N 3.683°E | |||
Country | Belgium | ||
Community | French Community | ||
Region | Wallonia | ||
Province | Hainaut | ||
Arrondissement | Ath | ||
Government | |||
• Governing party/ies | cdH - PS | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 44.69 km2 (17.25 sq mi) | ||
Population (1 January 2016) | |||
• Total | 5,922 | ||
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) | ||
Postal codes | 7890 | ||
Area codes | 068 | ||
Website | www.ellezelles.be |
Ellezelles (Dutch Elzele) is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Hainaut. It comprises the former municipalities of Ellezelles, La Hamaide, 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 April 1, 1850.