Quévy

Quévy
Municipality

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Quévy
Location in Belgium
Location of Quévy in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°21′N 03°56′E / 50.350°N 3.933°E / 50.350; 3.933Coordinates: 50°21′N 03°56′E / 50.350°N 3.933°E / 50.350; 3.933
Country Belgium
Community French Community
Region Wallonia
Province Hainaut
Arrondissement Mons
Government
 • Mayor Florence Lecompte
 • Governing party/ies PS
Area
 • Total 65.16 km2 (25.16 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2017)[1]
 • Total 8,191
 • Density 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Postal codes 7040, 7041
Area codes 065
Website www.quevy.be

Quévy is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On 1 January 2006 Quévy had a total population of 7,734. The total area is 65.16 km² which gives a population density of 119 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Asquillies, Aulnois, Blaregnies, Bougnies, Genly, Goegnies-Chaussée, Quévy-le-Grand, Quévy-le-Petit, Givry, and Havay.

It is on the former main rail route between Brussels and Paris, and it was the virtual tariff border between the French SNCF and Belgian Railways SNCB.

References

  1. ↑ Population per municipality as of 1 January 2017 (XLS; 397 KB)
  • Media related to Quévy at Wikimedia Commons


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