Frasnes-lez-Anvaing

Frasnes-lez-Anvaing
Municipality
Coat of arms
Frasnes-lez-Anvaing Location in Belgium
Location of Frasnes-lez-Anvaing in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°41′N 03°38′E / 50.683°N 3.633°ECoordinates: 50°41′N 03°38′E / 50.683°N 3.633°E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Ath
Government
• Mayor	Jean-Luc Crucke
• Governing party/ies	MR
Area
• Total	112.44 km^2 (43.41 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
• Total	11,439
• Density	100/km^2 (260/sq mi)
Postal codes	7910-7912
Area codes	069
Website	www.frasnes-lez-anvaing.be

Frasnes-lez-Anvaing is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On 1 January 2007 the municipality had 11,077 inhabitants. The total area is 112.44 km², giving a population density of 98.5 inhabitants per km². Since the beginning of 1977 it has been the center of the community that includes the municipality of Frasnes-lez-Buissenal, and the former municipalities of Arc, Ainières, Wattripont, Forest, Anvaing, Buissenal, Moustier, Oeudeghien, Ellignies, Dergneau, Saint-Sauveur, Hacquegnies, and Herquegies.^[2]

In August 2012, the funeral of Countess Alix de Lannoy, mother of Stéphanie de Lannoy, was held in Frasnes, attended by members of the Luxembourg and Belgian royal families.^[3]

Notes

1. Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)
2. Frasnes-lez-Anvaing et Frasnes-lez-Buissenal
3. Luxembourg Royals pay respects at funeral for Countess Alix de Lannoy http://www.wort.lu/en/view/luxembourg-royals-pay-respects-at-funeral-for-countess-alix-de-lannoy-5040e98ce4b095ae929e508e

External links

• Media related to Frasnes-lez-Anvaing at Wikimedia Commons
• Municipality website
• Frasnes-lez-Anvaing et Frasnes-lez-Buissenal