Beaumont, Belgium

Beaumont
Municipality

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Beaumont
Location in Belgium
Location of Beaumont in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°14′N 04°14′E / 50.233°N 4.233°E / 50.233; 4.233Coordinates: 50°14′N 04°14′E / 50.233°N 4.233°E / 50.233; 4.233
Country Belgium
Community French Community
Region Wallonia
Province Hainaut
Arrondissement Thuin
Government
 • Mayor Charles Dupuis
 • Governing party/ies ICI
Area
 • Total 92.97 km2 (35.90 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2017)[1]
 • Total 7,095
 • Density 76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Postal codes 6500, 6511
Area codes 071
Website www.beaumont.be

Beaumont (French pronunciation: ​[bo.mɔ̃]) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut, on the border with France. On January 1, 2012, Beaumont had a total population of 7,060. The total area is 92.97 km².

The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Beaumont proper, Barbençon, Leugnies, Leval-Chaudeville, Renlies, Solre-Saint-Géry, Thirimont, and Strée.

The Tour Salamandre, an 11th-century donjon, is the most remarkable remains of the ancient fortifications of Beaumont. It can still be visited and holds expositions of the town's history. The old castle, in which Napoleon spent a night before going to Waterloo in 1815, has been separated in two parts, one holds the townhall and the other olds a catholic secondary school, Paridaens.

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  1. ↑ Population per municipality as of 1 January 2017 (XLS; 397 KB)


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