Ellezelles
| Ellezelles Elzele (Dutch) | |||
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  Ellezelles Location in Belgium | |||
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The municipality in Ath arrondissement in the province of Hainaut  | |||
| Coordinates: 50°44′N 03°41′E / 50.733°N 3.683°ECoordinates: 50°44′N 03°41′E / 50.733°N 3.683°E | |||
| Country | Belgium | ||
| Community | French Community | ||
| Region | Wallonia | ||
| Province | Hainaut | ||
| Arrondissement | Ath | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governing party/ies | cdH - PS | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 44.69 km2 (17.25 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2013)[1] | |||
| • Total | 5,901 | ||
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) | ||
| Postal codes | 7890 | ||
| Area codes | 068 | ||
| Website | www.ellezelles.be | ||
Ellezelles (Dutch Elzele) is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Hainaut. It comprises the former municipalities of Ellezelles, La Hamaide, and Wodecq. Bordering Flanders, the town is home to a minority of Dutch-speakers.
The village archives contain a document "attesting" to the birth of Hercule Poirot on April 1, 1850.[2]
"Wild cat" windmill (1751)
References
- ↑ Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)
- ↑ "Hercule Poirot". Retrieved 8 April 2016.
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Media related to Ellezelles at Wikimedia Commons
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Maarkedal (VOV) | Flobecq | | |
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