Écaussinnes
Municipality in French Community, Belgium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Écaussinnes (French pronunciation: [ekosin]; Picard: Les Scassenes; Walloon: Les Scåssenes) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
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Écaussinnes
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Coordinates: 50°34′N 04°11′E | |
Country | Belgium |
Community | French Community |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Hainaut |
Arrondissement | Soignies |
Government | |
• Mayor | Xavier Dupont (PS) |
• Governing party/ies | Vivre Écausinnes (VÉ), MR-CHE, ECOLO |
Area | |
• Total | 34.86 km2 (13.46 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 11,135 |
• Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 7190, 7191 |
NIS code | 55050 |
Area codes | 067 |
Website | www.ecaussinnes.be |
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On 1 January 2018 Écaussinnes had a total population of 11,135. The total area is 34.77 km2 which gives a population density of 320 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Écaussinnes-d'Enghien, Écaussinnes-Lalaing, and Marche-lez-Écaussinnes.
The city hosts the "Oberbayern" Festival each year in August, and hosted the Spring Blues Festival from 1988 to 2013.