Frameries

Frameries
Municipality
Church Square and the big sundial
Coat of arms
Frameries Location in Belgium
Location of Frameries in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°24′N 03°54′E / 50.400°N 3.900°ECoordinates: 50°24′N 03°54′E / 50.400°N 3.900°E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Mons
Government
• Mayor	Jean-Marc Dupont (PS)
• Governing party/ies	PS, CDH
Area
• Total	25.95 km^2 (10.02 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
• Total	21,253
• Density	820/km^2 (2,100/sq mi)
Postal codes	7080
Area codes	065
Website	www.frameries.be

Frameries is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Frameries proper, Eugies, La Bouverie, Noirchain, and Sars-la-Bruyère.

Sport

Frameries is home to Rugby Union club RC Frameries who currently play in the Belgian Elite League.

Personalities

• Eugène Boch, painter and friend of Vincent van Gogh ^[2]

Twin towns

• La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
• Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
• Willmar, Minnesota, USA

Image gallery

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  St. Waltrude's church

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  Châssis à molette (Wallonia French, also Belfleur; French chevalement), Gallow frame of the Crachet (reconstruction) in Frameries

References

1. Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)
2. Letter sent by Vincent van Gogh to Frameries

External links

• Media related to Frameries at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (French)
• Rugby Club Frameries (French)
• Football Club in Frameries (French)