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Country
  
Belgium

Region
  
Wallonia

Area codes
  
069

Area code
  
069

Arrondissement
  
Arrondissement of Tournai

Community
  
French Community

Postal codes
  
7640-7643

Local time
  
Sunday 7:05 PM

Province
  
Hainaut

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Weather
  
11°C, Wind S at 23 km/h, 83% Humidity

Antoing is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Hainaut. It consists of the former municipalities of Antoing, Maubray, Péronnes-lez-Antoing, Bruyelle, Calonne and Fontenoy.

Contents

Map of Antoing, Belgium

History

The Battle of Fontenoy, a major battle in the War of Austrian Succession, was fought near Fontenoy on May 11, 1745.

Places of interest

  • Antoing Castle, originally from the 12th century, restored by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century

    • Famous inhabitants

  • Raoul Cauvin, comics writer, was born in Antoing in 1938

    • References

    Antoing Wikipedia
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