Antoing
Antoing (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twɛ̃] ; Picard: Antweon) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Antoing, Bruyelle, Calonne, Fontenoy, Maubray, and Péronnes-lez-Antoing.
History
The Battle of Fontenoy, a major battle in the War of Austrian Succession, was fought near Fontenoy village on 11 May 1745.
Places of interest
- Antoing Castle, originally from the 12th century, restored by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century
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Antoing Castle, castle of the Princes de Ligne (13th - 16th centuries) -
Churchtower (l'église Saint-Pierre) -
Calonne, industrial area along the Scheldt
Famous inhabitants
- Raoul Cauvin, comics writer, was born in Antoing in 1938