Ellezelles
Ellezelles
Elzîle (Picard)
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Flag Coat of arms | |
The municipality in Ath arrondissement in the province of Hainaut | |
Interactive map of Ellezelles | |
Ellezelles Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°44′N 03°41′E / 50.733°N 3.683°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Hainaut |
| Arrondissement | Ath |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Idesbalde Cauchie (cdH) (LB) |
| • Governing party | Liste du Bourgmestre (LB) - Ecolo |
| Area | |
• Total | 45.11 km2 (17.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 6,001 |
| • Density | 133.0/km2 (344.5/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 7890 |
| NIS code | 51017 |
| Area codes | 068 |
| Website | www.ellezelles.be |
Ellezelles (French pronunciation: [ɛlzɛl] ⓘ; Dutch: Elzele; Picard: Elzîle; Walloon: Elziele) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
It consists of the following districts: Ellezelles, Lahamaide, and Wodecq. Bordering Flanders, the town is home to a minority of Dutch-speakers.
The village archives contain a document "attesting" to the birth of Hercule Poirot on 1 April 1850.