Couillet, Belgium

Couillet
Former municipality of Belgium

Coat of arms

Location in the municipality of Charleroi
Couillet

Location in Belgium

Coordinates: 50°24′N 4°26′E / 50.400°N 4.433°E / 50.400; 4.433Coordinates: 50°24′N 4°26′E / 50.400°N 4.433°E / 50.400; 4.433
Country  Belgium
Region  Wallonia
Community Wallonia French Community
Province  Hainaut
Municipality Charleroi
Area
  Total 4.81 sq mi (12.47 km2)
Population (2001)
  Total 12,546
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 6010
Area code(s) 071

Couillet (in Walloon [kujɛ]) is a section of the Belgian town of Charleroi within the Walloon region in the Province of Hainaut. It was a municipality of its own before the merger of the municipalities in 1977.

Culture

The local theater company playing in Walloon language, the "Cercle (royal) wallon de Couillet", won the "Grand Prix du Roi Albert I" Walloon-speaking theater contest in 1932, 1952 and 1976.


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