Frasnes-lez-Gosselies
Frasnes-lez-Gosselies | |
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 Les Bon Villiers town hall | |
Location of Frasnes-lez-Gosselies  | |
  Frasnes-lez-Gosselies   Frasnes-lez-Gosselies | |
| Coordinates: 50°32′12″N 4°27′00″E / 50.53667°N 4.45000°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community |  French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province |  Hainaut |
| Arrondissement | Charleroi |
| Municipality | Les Bons Villers |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.40 km2 (5.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2020-01-01) | |
• Total | 3,417 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 6210 |
| Area codes | 071 |
Frasnes-lez-Gosselies (French pronunciation: [fʁan le ɡɔsli], lit. 'Frasnes near Gosselies'; Walloon: Fråne-dilé-Gochliye) is a village of Wallonia and a sub-municipality of the municipality of Les Bons Villers, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
Former names
[edit]Fraxina (1146 ; 1147 ; 1148), Frasna (1148), Fraine (1205 ; ±1210), Fraxinensis (1205), Fraina (1222).[1]
Notable natives of Frasnes-lez-Gosselies
[edit]- Adolphe Biarent (1871–1916), composer
- Paul Vanderborght (1899–1971), poet
- Jean Duvieusart (1900–1977), Former Prime Minister
References
[edit]- ^ Gysseling, Maurits (1960). "Toponymisch woordenboek van België, Nederland, Luxemburg, Noord-Frankrijk en West-Duitsland (vóór 1226)". Tongres, Belgisch Interuniversitair Centrum voor Neerlandistiek. p. 375.
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