Quévy | |||
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Municipality | |||
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Location in Belgium | |||
Coordinates: 50°21′N 03°56′E / 50.350°N 3.933°ECoordinates: 50°21′N 03°56′E / 50.350°N 3.933°E | |||
Country | Belgium | ||
Community | French Community | ||
Region | Wallonia | ||
Province | Hainaut | ||
Arrondissement | Mons | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Florence Lecompte | ||
• Governing party/ies | PS | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 65.16 km2 (25.16 sq mi) | ||
Population (1 January 2016) | |||
• Total | 8,122 | ||
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) | ||
Postal codes | 7040, 7041 | ||
Area codes | 065 | ||
Website | www.quevy.be |
Quévy is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006, Quévy had a total population of 7,734. The total area is 65.16 km² which gives a population density of 119 inhabitants per km².
The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Asquillies, Aulnois, Blaregnies, Bougnies, Genly, Goegnies-Chaussée, Quévy-le-Grand, Quévy-le-Petit, Givry, and Havay.
It is on the former main rail route between Brussels and Paris, and it was the virtual tariff border between the French SNCF and Belgian Railways SNCB.