Antoing

Antoing
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Antoing Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°34′N 03°27′E / 50.567°N 3.450°ECoordinates: 50°34′N 03°27′E / 50.567°N 3.450°E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Tournai
Government
• Mayor	Bernard Bauwens
Area
• Total	31.13 km^2 (12.02 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
• Total	7,684
• Density	250/km^2 (640/sq mi)
Postal codes	7640-7643
Area codes	069

Antoing is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Hainaut. It consists of the former municipalities of Antoing, Maubray, Péronnes-lez-Antoing, Bruyelle, Calonne and Fontenoy.

History

The Battle of Fontenoy, a major battle in the War of Austrian Succession, was fought near Fontenoy on May 11, 1745.

Places of interest

• Antoing Castle, originally from the 12th century, restored by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century

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  Antoing Castle, castle of the Princes de Ligne (13th - 16th centuries)

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  Churchtower (l'église Saint-Pierre)

Famous inhabitants

• Raoul Cauvin, comics writer, was born in Antoing in 1938

References

1. Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)

External links

• Media related to Antoing at Wikimedia Commons