Flobecq
Flobecq
Flôbek (Picard)
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Flobecq in Hainaut | |
Interactive map of Flobecq | |
Flobecq Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°44′N 03°44′E / 50.733°N 3.733°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Hainaut |
| Arrondissement | Ath |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dominique Marcil (MR) |
| • Governing party | Reformist Movement |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.28 km2 (8.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 3,420 |
| • Density | 147/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 7880 |
| NIS code | 51019 |
| Area codes | 068 |
| Website | www.flobecq.be |
Flobecq (French: [flɔbɛk] ⓘ; Dutch: Vloesberg [ˈvluzbɛr(ə)x]; Picard: Flôbek) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It borders to the municipalities of Ellezelles (to the west) and Lessines (to the east) in the same province and to Brakel in the province of East Flanders, on the other side of the language border.
On 1 January 2025, Flobecq had a total population of 3,441 inhabitants. The total area is 23 km2 (8.9 sq mi) which gives a population density of 150 inhabitants per square kilometre (390/sq mi).
Flobecq is a tourist village. Each year, on the nearest Friday to 17 January, there is a marvelous local feast based on the adoration of Saint Antony.
Flobecq offers language facilities for Dutch speakers.
The mayor is Dominique Marcil (Reformist Movement).