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Lessines
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| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Belgium | ||
| Region | Wallonia | ||
| Community | French Community | ||
| Province | Hainaut | ||
| Arrondissement | Soignies | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Jean-Marie Degauque (PS) | ||
| • Governing party/ies | PS, Ensemble | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 72.29 km2 (27.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2010)[1] | |||
| • Total | 18,346 | ||
| • Density | 253.8/km2 (657.3/sq mi) | ||
| Postal codes | 7860 Lessines 7861 Papignies 7861 Wannebecq 7862 Ogy 7863 Ghoy 7864 Deux-Acren 7866 Bois-de-Lessines 7866 Ollignies |
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| Area codes | 068 | ||
| Website | www.lessines.be | ||
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Map of Lessines
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Lessines (Dutch: Lessen) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006 Lessines had a total population of 17,848. The total area is 72.29 km² which gives a population density of 247 inhabitants per km². It was the birthplace of René Magritte, the famous Surrealist painter.
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