Couillet, Belgium

Couillet (in Walloon [kujɛ]) is a section of the Belgian town of Charleroi within the Walloon region in the Province of Hainaut. It was a municipality of its own before the merger of the municipalities in 1977.

Couillet
Former municipality of Belgium
Coat of arms
Location in the municipality of Charleroi
Couillet
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°24′N 4°26′E
Country Belgium
Region Walloon Region
Community French Community
Province Hainaut
Municipality Charleroi
Area
  Total4.81 sq mi (12.47 km2)
Population
 (2001)
  Total12,546
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6010
Area code(s)071

Culture

The local theater company playing in Walloon language, the "Cercle (royal) wallon de Couillet", won the "Grand Prix du Roi Albert I" Walloon-speaking theater contest in 1932, 1952 and 1976.

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