COMINES-WARNETON

'Comines-Warneton' (Dutch: ''Komen-Waasten'') is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1 2006, Comines-Warneton had a total population of 17,562. The total area is 61.09 km² which gives a population density of 287 inhabitants per km². The name "Comines" is believed to have a Celtic, or Gaulish, origin.
The municipality of Comines-Warneton includes the traditional villages of ''Comines'' (Dutch: ''Komen'' – ''Comines'' is also the name of the village on the other side of the Belgian-French border), ''Comines-ten-Brielen'', ''Warneton'' (Dutch: ''Waasten''), ''Bas-Warneton'' (Dutch: ''Neer-Waasten''), ''Ploegsteert'' and ''Le Bizet''.

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Famous inhabitants

External links

Famous inhabitants

★ Johannes Despauterius, humanist

★ Frank Vandenbroucke, cyclist

External links

★ Local Website in French