Frasnes-lez-Gosselies
| Les Bons Villers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Municipality | ||
|
Les Bon Villiers Community House | ||
| ||
  Les Bons Villers Location in Belgium | ||
| Coordinates: 50°31′53″N 4°26′46″E / 50.53147°N 4.44616°ECoordinates: 50°31′53″N 4°26′46″E / 50.53147°N 4.44616°E | ||
| Country | Belgium | |
| Community | French Community | |
| Region | Wallonia | |
| Province | Hainaut | |
| Arrondissement | Charleroi | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Emmanuel Wart (MR-IC) | |
| • Governing party/ies | MR-IC, PS | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 42.55 km2 (16.43 sq mi) | |
| Population (1 January 2016)[1] | ||
| • Total | 9,367 | |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) | |
| Postal codes | 6210 | |
| Area codes | 071 | |
| Website | www.les-bons-villers.be | |
Frasnes-lez-Gosselies is a village in Les Bons Villers, a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut.
Former names
Fraxina (1146 ; 1147 ; 1148), Frasna (1148), Fraine (1205 ; ±1210), Fraxinensis (1205), Fraina (1222).[2]
Notable natives of Frasnes-lez-Gosselies
- Adolphe Biarent (1871–1916), composer
- Paul Vanderborght (1899–1971), poet
- Jean Duvieusart (1900–1977), Former Prime Minister
References
- ↑ Population per municipality as of 1 January 2016 (XLS; 397 KB)
- ↑ 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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