Péruwelz

Péruwelz
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Péruwelz Location in Belgium
Municipality in the province of Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°31′N 03°35′E / 50.517°N 3.583°ECoordinates: 50°31′N 03°35′E / 50.517°N 3.583°E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Tournai
Government
• Mayor	Daniel Westrade (PS)
• Governing party/ies	PS, AC
Area
• Total	60.56 km^2 (23.38 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
• Total	17,216
• Density	280/km^2 (740/sq mi)
Postal codes	7600-7608
Area codes	069
Website	www.peruwelz.be

Péruwelz is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006, Péruwelz had a total population of 16,843. The total area is 60.56 km² which gives a population density of 278 inhabitants per km².

Péruwelz is pronounced [peʀwe] or [pɛʀwe]; in Picard (the Western Hainaut's dialect), the city's name is "Piérwé", and is pronounced [pieʀwe] or [piɛʀwe].

This municipality is more specifically situated in Western Hainaut, also called Walloon Picardy. Péruwelz is also near France, near the cities of "Condé-sur-l'Escaut", "Vieux Condé", "Hergnies", and is near the forest of Bon-Secours, the location of the castle of (l')Hermitage.

Composition of the municipality

The current municipality of Péruwelz was formed in 1977 when the following ten municipalities were joined:

• I. Péruwelz
• II. Bon-Secours
• III. Roucourt
• IV. Bury (site of Bitremont Castle, or the Château de Bitremont)
• V. Braffe
• VI. Baugnies
• VII. Wasmes-Audemez-Briffoeil
• VIII. Brasménil
• IX. Wiers
• X. Callenelle

The municipality also includes these villages:

• (XI.) Briffœil
• (XII.) Audemez
• (XIII.) Ringies
• (XIV.) Ponange

Fountains

Péruwelz has a number of natural springs:

• The Dubuisson-Copin's washing-place fountain is in the communal gardens created in 1912. This fountain is the busiest.
• De la Ferté Fountain
• Du Flassart fountain, on the little place since 1898.
• Jaunay-Clan fountain. Jaunay-Clan is the name of the commune paired with Péruwelz. This fountain is made of stones from Jaunay-Clan.
• Du Maréchal fountain. In the past named "Magrite fountain", "des Quatre-Cailloux fountain", and "des cailloux gris posés de chant fountain" until it was named "Du Maréchal fountain" in 1887 after its restoration.
• Tanchou fountain.
• De Verquesies fountain

Certain springs are not potable, tests are performed every day.

• 

  Simon Garden

• 

  Dubuisson-Copin's fountain

References

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

External links

• Media related to Péruwelz at Wikimedia Commons