Quévy
Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Quévy (French pronunciation: [kevi]; Picard: Kévi) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
Quévy
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Coordinates: 50°21′N 03°56′E | |
Country | Belgium |
Community | French Community |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Hainaut |
Arrondissement | Mons |
Government | |
• Mayor | Florence Lecompte (PS) |
• Governing party/ies | PS - MR+ |
Area | |
• Total | 65.38 km2 (25.24 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 8,105 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 7040, 7041 |
NIS code | 53084 |
Area codes | 065 |
Website | www.quevy.be |
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 districts: Asquillies, Aulnois, Blaregnies, Bougnies, Genly, Givry, Gœgnies-Chaussée, Havay, Quévy-le-Grand, and Quévy-le-Petit.
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.
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