![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Marcinelle_-_Ancienne_maison_communale_-_2023-04-05_-_01.jpg/640px-Marcinelle_-_Ancienne_maison_communale_-_2023-04-05_-_01.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Marcinelle
Former municipality of Belgium in Wallonia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the 2003 television film, see Inferno Below.
Marcinelle (French pronunciation: [maʁsinɛl]; Walloon: Mårcinele) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Charleroi, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
Quick Facts Mårcinele (Walloon), Country ...
Marcinelle
| |
---|---|
Former municipality of Belgium | |
![]() Town hall | |
![]() Location in the municipality of Charleroi | |
Coordinates: 50°24′N 4°26′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | ![]() |
Community | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Municipality | ![]() |
Area | |
• Total | 5.08 sq mi (13.16 km2) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 22,877 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 6001 |
Area code | 071 |
Close
Until 1977, it was a municipality of its own.
The town of Marcinelle is renowned as the home of comics publisher Dupuis and as the birthplace of the celebrated Marcinelle school of Franco-Belgian comics. Many notable creators in the genre have been based in Marcinelle, lending to its reputation as a hub of comic artists. Marcinelle is also the place where serial killer Marc Dutroux lived, before his arrest.