Morlanwelz

Morlanwelz
Marlanwé (Walloon)
Municipality
Morlanwelz town hall
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of Morlanwelz
Morlanwelz
Location in Belgium
Location of Morlanwelz in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°27′N 04°14′E / 50.450°N 4.233°E / 50.450; 4.233
CountryBelgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
Province Hainaut
ArrondissementLa Louvière
Government
 • MayorJean-Charles Deneufbourg
 • Governing party/iesPS
Area
 • Total
20.38 km2 (7.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
19,019
 • Density930/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Postal codes
7140, 7141
NIS code
58004
Area codes064
Websitewww.morlanwelz.be

Morlanwelz (French pronunciation: [mɔʁlɑ̃we] ⓘ; Walloon: Marlanwé) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

On 1 January 2006 Morlanwelz had a total population of 18,595. The total area is 20.26 km2 which gives a population density of 918 inhabitants per km2. Its postcode is 7140.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Carnières, Mont-Sainte-Aldegonde, and Morlanwelz-Mariemont.

Sister cities

Notable people of Morlanwelz

Born in Morlanwelz:

  • Elio Di Rupo (1951), Former Minister, Walloon President and Member of the European Parliament.
  • Arthur Warocqué (1835–1880), industrialist and promoter of Belgian horticulture[2] after whom the arum Anthurium warocqueanum was named.[3]

Resided in Morlanwelz:

  • Raoul Warocqué (1870–1917), Belgian industrialist and Mayor of Morlanwelz (1900–1917)
  • Marino Stephano née Stéphane Marino (1974–1999), Belgian Trance music producer and DJ.[4][5]
  • Parc de Mariemont

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ Arthur Warocqué (French)
  3. ^ James Herbert Veitch (2006). Hortus Veitchii (reprint ed.). Caradoc Doy. p. 227. ISBN 0-9553515-0-2.
  4. ^ "Marino Stephano". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  5. ^ "Marino Stephano – Google Search". google.com. Retrieved 2020-03-22.


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