Frameries

Frameries (French pronunciation: [fʁam(ə)ʁi]; Picard: Framrie; Walloon: Framriye) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

Frameries Framrie (Picard)
Municipality
Church Square and the big sundial
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Frameries
Frameries Location in Belgium Location of Frameries in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°24′N 03°54′E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Mons
Government
• Mayor	Jean-Marc Dupont (PS)
• Governing party/ies	Coalition PS-MR
Area
• Total	26.09 km2 (10.07 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	21,878
• Density	840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Postal codes	7080
NIS code	53028
Area codes	065
Website	www.frameries.be

The municipality consists of the following districts: Eugies, Frameries, La Bouverie, Noirchain, and Sars-la-Bruyère.

Sport

Frameries is home to Rugby Union club RC Frameries who currently play in the Belgian Elite League and hosts the finish of the Grand Prix Pino Cerami cycling race.

Personalities

• Eugène Boch, painter and friend of Vincent van Gogh^[2]
• Auguste Toubeau, trade unionist

Twin towns

• La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
• Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
• Willmar, Minnesota, USA

Image gallery

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  St. Waltrude's church
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  Châssis à molette (Wallonia French, also Belfleur; French chevalement), Gallow frame of the Crachet (reconstruction) in Frameries