Lessines

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Lessines is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1 2006 Lessines had a total population of 17,848. The total area is 72.29 km² which gives a population density of 247 inhabitants per km². It was the birthplace of René Magritte, the famous Surrealist painter.

External links

• Official website (in French)
• One alternative site, with lots of further information on the city (in French, Dutch, English)
• Another alternative site, with lots of further information on the city (in French)

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