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Fayt-lez-Manage (French: [fa(j)ilemanaʒ], [1] literally Fayt near Manage; Walloon: El Fayi-dlé-Manadje) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Manage, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The name dates to 1920, previously it was called Fayt-lez-Seneffe.
The Walloon Legion (French: Légion Wallonie, pronounced [leʒjɔ̃ walɔni], lit. ' Wallonia Legion ') was a unit of the German Army (Wehrmacht) and later of the Waffen-SS recruited among French-speaking collaborationists in German-occupied Belgium during World War II.
Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont (French pronunciation: [ʃapɛl le ɛʁlɛmɔ̃] ⓘ; Walloon: El Tchapele) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On January 1, 2018, Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont had a total population of 14,900. The total area is 18.10 km² which gives a population density of 820 inhabitants per km².
Celles (French pronunciation: ⓘ; Picard: Chèl; Walloon: Cele-e-Hinnot) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Celles, Escanaffles, Molenbaix, Popuelles, Pottes, and Velaines. Celles
Wallonia has an extensive and well-developed rail network, served by the Belgian National Railway Company, SNCB. Wallonia's numerous motorways fall within the scope of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). This priority programme run by the European Union provides more than 70,000 km of transport infrastructure, including motorways ...
At the creation of Belgium in 1831, there were 2,739 municipalities in the country, which had fallen to 2,663 municipalities by 1961. Following a series of decisions and actions, carried out in 1975, 1983 and 2019, the fusion of the Belgian municipalities reduced the national total to 581 municipalities.
Manage (French pronunciation: ⓘ; Walloon: Manadje) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Manage had a total population of 22,341. The total area is 19.60 km 2 which gives a population density of 1,140 inhabitants per km 2 .
Péronnes-lez-Binche (French pronunciation: [peʁɔn le bɛ̃ʃ], lit. ' Péronnes near Binche '; Walloon: Perone) is a town in Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Binche located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It was a municipality before the 1977 fusion of the Belgian municipalities.