Lobbes
Municipality in French Community, Belgium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lobbes (French pronunciation: [lɔb] ⓘ; Walloon: Lôbe) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
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Lobbes
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Coordinates: 50°21′N 04°15′E | |
Country | Belgium |
Community | French Community |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Hainaut |
Arrondissement | Thuin |
Government | |
• Mayor | Lucien Bauduin (PS) |
• Governing party/ies | PS - LOB2.0 (MR) - Ecolo |
Area | |
• Total | 32.23 km2 (12.44 sq mi) |
Population (2020-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 5,885 |
• Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 6540, 6542, 6543 |
NIS code | 56044 |
Area codes | 071 |
Website | www.lobbes.be |
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On 1 January 2006 Lobbes had a total population of 5,499. The total area is 32.08 km2 which gives a population density of 171 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Bienne-lez-Happart, Lobbes, Mont-Sainte-Geneviève, and Sars-la-Buissière.
The town grew up round Lobbes Abbey, a religious house established here in about 650.
The tramway of the ASVi runs through Lobbes.