Quévy
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Quévy
Kévi (Picard) | |
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Coordinates: 50°21′N 03°56′E / 50.350°N 3.933°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 |
Quévy (French pronunciation: [kevi]; Picard: Kévi) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
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.
References
[edit]- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Quévy at Wikimedia Commons