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  Comines-Warneton
Location in Belgium
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| Sovereign state |  Belgium |
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| Region |  Wallonia |
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| Community | French Community |
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| Province |  Hainaut |
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| Arrondissement | Mouscron | ||
| Coordinates | 50°46′0″N 03°00′0″E / 50.766667°N 3°ECoordinates: 50°46′0″N 03°00′0″E / 50.766667°N 3°E | ||
| Area | 61.09 km² | ||
| Population – Males – Females – Density |
17,562 (2006-01-01) 48.40% 51.60% 287 inhab./km² |
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| Unemployment rate | 17.07% (1 January 2006) | ||
| Mean annual income | €9,777/pers. (2003) | ||
| Mayor | Gilbert Deleu (Action) | ||
| Governing parties | Action, MR, PS, Ecolo | ||
| Postal codes | 7780-7784 | ||
| Area codes | 056 | ||
| Website | www.villedecomines-warneton.be | ||
Comines-Warneton (Dutch: Komen-Waasten) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006, Comines-Warneton had a total population of 17,562. The total area is 61.09 km² which gives a population density of 287 inhabitants per km². The name "Comines" is believed to have a Celtic, or Gaulish, origin.[citation needed] Comines-Warneton is a municipality with language facilities for Dutch-speakers.
The municipality of Comines-Warneton includes the traditional villages of Comines (Dutch: Komen – Comines is also the name of the village on the other side of the Belgian-French border), Comines-ten-Brielen, Warneton (Dutch: Waasten), Bas-Warneton (Dutch: Neer-Waasten), Ploegsteert and Le Bizet. The municipality forms an exclave of both Hainaut and Wallonia, being surrounded by the Flemish province of West-Flanders and the French department of Nord and not connected to the rest of the French speaking area of Belgium.
Comines-Warneton is twinned with Hedge End in England and with Argenton-les-Vallées in France.
Famous inhabitants
- Johannes Despauterius, humanist
- Frank Vandenbroucke †, cyclist
Twin towns
Hedge End, England
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