Frasnes-lez-Gosselies

Frasnes-lez-Gosselies (French pronunciation: [fʁan le ɡɔsli], lit. 'Frasnes near Gosselies'; Walloon: Fråne-dilé-Gochliye) is a village of Wallonia and a sub-municipality of the municipality of Les Bons Villers, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

Frasnes-lez-Gosselies
Sub-municipality of Les Bons Villers
Les Bon Villiers town hall
Location of Frasnes-lez-Gosselies
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Coordinates: 50°32′12″N 4°27′00″E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Charleroi
Municipality	Les Bons Villers
Area
• Total	14.40 km2 (5.56 sq mi)
Population  (2020-01-01)
• Total	3,417
• Density	240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Postal codes	6210
Area codes	071

Former names

Fraxina (1146 ; 1147 ; 1148), Frasna (1148), Fraine (1205 ; ±1210), Fraxinensis (1205), Fraina (1222).^[1]

Notable natives of Frasnes-lez-Gosselies

• Adolphe Biarent (1871–1916), composer
• Paul Vanderborght (1899–1971), poet
• Jean Duvieusart (1900–1977), Former Prime Minister