Bernissart
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Bernissart
Bernissåt (Picard) | |
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Location of Bernissart  | |
  Bernissart Location in Belgium
Location of Bernissart in Hainaut Hainaut | |
| Arrondissement | Ath |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roger Vanderstraeten (PS) |
| • Governing party/ies | PS - Ecolo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.81 km2 (16.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 11,868 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 7320-7322 |
| NIS code | 51009 |
| Area codes | 069 |
| Website | www.bernissart.be |
Bernissart (French pronunciation: [bɛʁnisaʁ]; Picard: Bernissåt) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
On January 1, 2006, Bernissart had a total population of 11,458. The total area is 43.42 km2, which gives a population density of 264 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Blaton, Bernissart, Harchies, Pommerœul, and Ville-Pommerœul.
The Iguanodon mine
In 1878, dozens of
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One of the Bernissart Iguanodons on display at theRoyal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences.
References
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ ISBN 0-517-46890-5.
- ISBN 1-84028-152-9.
External links
Media related to Bernissart at Wikimedia Commons- "17. The Bernissart Iguanodons, 1884". Linda Hall Library. Paper Dinosaurs, 1824–1969.
- (in French) Official web site of Bernissart
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| Thuin | ||
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