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Boussu
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Also known as Boussu-Hornu

Boussu (; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

Key facts

Belgium municipality.name
Boussu
Belgium municipality.picture
Boussu_050817_(32).jpg
Belgium municipality.map
Boussu Hainaut Belgium Map.svg
Belgium municipality.map legend
Location of Boussu in Hainaut
Belgium municipality.arms
Blason ville be Boussu (Hainaut).svg
Belgium municipality.flag
Flag of Boussu.svg
Belgium municipality.province
Hainaut
Belgium municipality.arrondissement
Mons
Belgium municipality.nis
53014
Belgium municipality.mayor
Sandra Narcisi (PS)
Belgium municipality.majority
PS
Belgium municipality.postal codes
7300, 7301
Belgium municipality.telephone area
065
Belgium municipality.web
www.boussu.be

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Boussu
Demonym
Boussutois
Country
Belgium
Official language
French
Population
19856
Area
20.01
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Shares border with
Dour
Official website
www.boussu.be
Image
Boussu 050817 (32).jpg
Dialing code
065
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twinned administrative body
Apt
Commons category
Boussu
category for people born here
Category:Births in Boussu
topic's main category
Category:Boussu
postal code
7301
annual number of weddings
46
language used
Walloon
different from
Busuu
phone number
+32-65-71-73-00
P13200
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Etymology
  • Famous inhabitants
  • References
  • External links

Boussu (; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

As of January 1, 2006, Boussu had a population of 20,058. The total area is 20.01 km2, which gives a population density of 1,002 inhabitants per km2.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Boussu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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