Seneffe

Seneffe
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Location of Seneffe in Hainaut
Seneffe Location in Belgium
Sovereign state	Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Community	French Community
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Charleroi
Coordinates	50°31′0″N 04°15′0″E / 50.516667°N 4.25°E / 50.516667; 4.25Coordinates: 50°31′0″N 04°15′0″E / 50.516667°N 4.25°E / 50.516667; 4.25
Area	62.77 km²
Population – Males – Females – Density	10,743 (2006-01-01) 49.05% 50.95% 171 inhab./km²
Unemployment rate	15.04% (1 January 2006)
Mean annual income	€13,168/pers. (2003)
Mayor	Philippe Bouchez (PS)
Governing parties	PS, cdH
Postal codes	7180, 7181
Area codes	064
Website	www.seneffe.be

Seneffe is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006 Seneffe had a total population of 10,743. The total area is 62.77 km² which gives a population density of 171 inhabitants per km².

The Castle of Seneffe, now a museum belonging to the French Community of Belgium, is located in the municipality.

British Leyland

Between 1965 and 1982 Seneffe was the location of a car plant belonging to British Leyland, which in its later years assembled models including the Mini and the Austin Allegro from crated kits shipped from the company's Cowley facility.^[1] The plant was closed in 1982 as the company's aging model range lost market share across Europe, with further loss of demand resulting from the depressed state of the UK economy at the time. With alternative employment opportunities limited, the plant closure triggered considerable bitterness locally.

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