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Encyclopedia > Binche

Binche is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2005 Binche had a total population of 32,394. The total area is 60.66 km² which gives a population density of 534.02 inhabitants per km². Since 1977, the municipality of Binche has gathered the town of Binche itself with 7 old municipalities : Bray, Buvrinnes, Epinois, Leval-Trahegnies, Péronnes-lez-Binche, Ressaix et Waudrez. A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... Hainaut (French; English traditionally Hainault, Dutch: Henegouwen, German: Hennegau, Walloon: Hinnot) is the westernmost province of Wallonia, in Belgium. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


In 2003, the Carnival of Binche was proclaimed one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. Swabian-Alemannic carnival clowns in Wolfach, Germany A carnival is a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus and public street party, generally during the Carnival Season. ... Map showing the Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible Heritage by country designation as of 2005: red (countries with 4 designations), orange (3), yellow (2) and green (1). ... UNESCO logo UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ...


The motto of the city is "Plus Oultre" (meaning "Further" in Old French), which was the motto of Charles V. Plus Oultre on a gable of a Flemish house in Ghent, Charles Vs birthplace The motto of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor was Plus Ultra (More Beyond), an expression of the dynamism of the new imperial Cosmopolitanism. ... Charles V the Wise (French: Charles V le Sage) (January 31, 1338 – September 16, 1380) was king of France (1364 to 1380) and a member of the Valois Dynasty. ...

PLVS OVLTRE,"Element of fireworks with Collegiale St Ursmer in background". - Photo: Jean-Michel Reghem
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PLVS OVLTRE,"Element of fireworks with Collegiale St Ursmer in background". - Photo: Jean-Michel Reghem
Binche, the old city and her surrounding wall.
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Binche, the old city and her surrounding wall.

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The ANDRIS Family (455 words)
208 It married Aimé SUPLIS the 29-05-1897 in Binche, ° 17-09-1870 in Jumet, wire of Edouard SUPLIS and Flora GERMAUX, glass-maker, † 26-01- 1938 in Gilly.
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Binche, Belgium (212 words)
Now serving primarily as the market town for the surrounding region, little remains of Binche's once quite considerable textile industry apart from the manufacture of carnival costumes.
Throughout its long history those who have held the fate of Binche in their hands have frequently been women - Joanna of Constantinople, Margaret of York, and especially Mary of Hungary under whom the town enjoyed its heyday.
Only five years later Binche was occupied by troops of the French King Henry II and the palace was destroyed.
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