Chimay - Wikipedia

City in Hainaut Province, Wallonia, Belgium For the brewery, see Chimay Brewery. For the imaginary lake in early modern cartography, see Lake Chimay. Municipality in French Community, Belgium

Chimay Chimai (Walloon)
Municipality
Chimay: Grand Place
FlagCoat of arms
Location of Chimay in Hainaut
Interactive map of Chimay
ChimayLocation in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°03′N 04°19′E / 50.050°N 4.317°E / 50.050; 4.317
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Thuin
Government
• Mayor	Denis Danvoye (cdH)(CLE)
• Governing party	Construisons l'Avenir Ensemble (CLE)
Area
• Total	198.6 km2 (76.7 sq mi)
Population (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	9,841
• Density	49.55/km2 (128.3/sq mi)
Postal codes	6460, 6461, 6462, 6463, 6464
NIS code	56016
Area codes	060
Website	www.ville-de-chimay.be

Chimay (French pronunciation: [ʃimɛ] ⓘ, Walloon: Chimai) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.[2] In 2006, Chimay had a population of 9,774. The area is 197.10 km2 which gives a population density of 50 inhabitants per km2. It is the source of the Oise River.

In the administrative district of Thuin, the municipality was created with a merger of 14 communes in 1977. The Trappist monastery of Scourmont Abbey in the town is famous for the Chimay Brewery.

Toponymy

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The etymology of the name is ultimately, via Vulgar Latin, from the Proto-Celtic word koimos meaning "pretty, pleasant".

Subdivisions

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The Walloon names of the place names are in brackets and italics.

• Baileux (Balieu)
• Bailièvre (Bailleve)
• Bourlers (Bourlé)
• Chimay (Chimai)
• Forges (Foidjes)
• L'Escaillère (L'Ecayire)
• Lompret (Lompré)
• Rièzes (Rieze)
• Robechies (Robchiye)
• Saint-Remy (Sint-Rmey)
• Salles (Sale)
• Vaulx (Vå)
• Villers-la-Tour (Vilé-al-Tour)
• Virelles (Virele)

Demographics

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Year	Population	Change	Density
1904	3,383[2]	—	17.1/km2
2003	9,871	+6,488	50.1/km2
2006	9,774	−22 or −0.23%	49.6/km2
2016	9,850	+76 or +0.78%	50.0/km2

Attractions

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• Chimay Castle, the château of the princes of Chimay
• Lake Virelles
• The source of the Oise

Chimay has traditionally hosted an annual motor racing event, run on a street circuit formed from local public roads. From the 1920s to 1960s the event was run for contemporary Grand Prix and sportscar categories, and included the famous Grand Prix des Frontières. In recent times, while the event has persisted it has been run for historic race series. The track briefly lost its licence in 2006 related to safety fears, but has since had it reinstated.

• Chimay Castle
• The central town square, Chimay
• Chimay Castle

Chimay Trappist beers and cheeses are produced in the town by the Chimay Brewery, run by the Trappist monks of Scourmont Abbey, and are internationally renowned.

Notable people

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• Daniel van Buyten (b. 1978), football player
• Émile Coulonvaux (1892–1966), politician
• François Duval (b. 1980), rally car driver
• Jean Froissart (c.1337-c.1405), medieval historian
• Georges Hostelet (1875–1960), mathematician, philosopher, and sociologist
• François-Joseph-Philippe de Riquet (1771–1843), Prince of Chimay, and his wife Thérésa Tallien (1773–1835), French social figure

Twin cities/towns

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• Ramsgate, United Kingdom
• Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, France

References

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1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
2. ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Chimay" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 164.

External links

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• Official website
• Chimay at the Union of Cities and Municipalities of Wallonia
• chimay.be
• atheneeroyaldechimay.free.fr

Places adjacent to Chimay
Eppe-Sauvage (FR-59) Sivry-Rance, Froidchapelle Moustier-en-Fagne (FR-59)Baives (FR-59)Momignies Chimay Couvin (WNA) Signy-le-Petit (FR-08) Neuville-lez-Beaulieu (FR-08) Regniowez (FR-08)

v t e Municipalities in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Ath	Ath Belœil Bernissart Brugelette Chièvres Ellezelles Enghien Flobecq Frasnes-lez-Anvaing Lessines Silly
Charleroi	Aiseau-Presles Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont Charleroi Châtelet Courcelles Farciennes Fleurus Fontaine-l'Évêque Gerpinnes Les Bons Villers Montigny-le-Tilleul Pont-à-Celles
La Louvière	Binche Estinnes La Louvière Morlanwelz
Mons	Boussu Colfontaine Dour Frameries Hensies Honnelles Jurbise Lens Mons (Capital) Quaregnon Quévy Quiévrain Saint-Ghislain
Soignies	Braine-le-Comte Écaussinnes Le Rœulx Manage Soignies Seneffe
Thuin	Anderlues Beaumont Chimay Erquelinnes Froidchapelle Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes Lobbes Merbes-le-Château Momignies Sivry-Rance Thuin
Tournai-Mouscron	Antoing Brunehaut Celles Comines-Warneton Estaimpuis Leuze-en-Hainaut Mont-de-l'Enclus Mouscron Pecq Péruwelz Rumes Tournai
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