Antoing

Municipality in French Community, Belgium

Antoing Antweon (Picard)
Municipality

Flag Coat of arms
Location of Antoing
Antoing Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°34′N 03°27′E / 50.567°N 3.450°E / 50.567; 3.450
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Tournai
Government
• Mayor	Bernard Bauwens
Area
• Total	31.33 km² (12.10 sq mi)
Population (2018-01-01)^[1]
• Total	7,760
• Density	250/km² (640/sq mi)
Postal codes	7640-7643
NIS code	57003
Area codes	069

Antoing (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twɛ̃] ^ⓘ; Picard: Antweon) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Antoing, Bruyelle, Calonne, Fontenoy, Maubray, and Péronnes-lez-Antoing.

History

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

Places of interest

Antoing Castle, originally from the 12th century, restored by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century^[2]

Antoing Castle, castle of the Princes de Ligne (13th - 16th centuries)
Churchtower (l'église Saint-Pierre)
Calonne, industrial area along the Scheldt

Famous inhabitants

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

References

^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ Ghidrai, George. "Antoing Castle". www.castlesworld.com. Retrieved 2021-08-22.