Estinnes

Estinnes (French pronunciation: [ɛstin] ^ⓘ; Picard: L' Estene) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

Estinnes L' Estene (Picard)
Municipality
Basilica of Notre-Dame de Bonne-Espérance
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Estinnes
Estinnes Location in Belgium Location of Estinnes in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°24′N 04°06′E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	La Louvière
Government
• Mayor	Aurore Tourneur
• Governing party/ies	EMC, cdH, MR
Area
• Total	73.29 km2 (28.30 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	7,715
• Density	110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Postal codes	7120
NIS code	58003
Area codes	064
Website	www.estinnes.be

On 1 January 2006, Estinnes had a total population of 7,413. The total area is 72.73 km² which gives a population density of 102 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following districts: Croix-lez-Rouveroy, Estinnes-au-Mont, Estinnes-au-Val, Faurœulx, Haulchin, Peissant, Rouveroy, Vellereille-les-Brayeux, and Vellereille-le-Sec.

Estinnes was the location, on 1 March 744, of the second reform council organized by Saint Boniface.^[2]

Near Estinnes is a wind farm with 11 wind turbines of Enercon E-126 type, 198.5 metres (651 ft) high.

View of Bonne-Espérance Abbey (1130), in Estinnes (Vellereille-les-Brayeux)

References

1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
2. Dierkens, Alain (1984). "Superstitions, christianisme et paganisma à la fin de l'epoque mérovingienne: A propos de l'Indiculus superstitionem et paganiarum". In Hervé Hasquin (ed.). Magie, sorcellerie, parapsychologie. Brussels: Éditions de l'Université de Bruxelles. pp. 9–26.

External links

• Media related to Estinnes at Wikimedia Commons