Belœil, Belgium
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Belœil is a francophone municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut in Wallonia. It is famous for its grand baroque castle and expansive formal gardens, often referred to as the Belgian Versailles.
Flag Description: The flag is divided per bend from the upper hoist corner to the lower fly corner into an upper yellow field and a lower red field.
Symbolism: The yellow and red colors derive from the traditional heraldic livery of the House of Ligne, whose ancestral seat is located in Belœil and deeply tied to the history of the municipality.
Flag Description: The flag is divided per bend from the upper hoist corner to the lower fly corner into an upper yellow field and a lower red field.
Symbolism: The yellow and red colors derive from the traditional heraldic livery of the House of Ligne, whose ancestral seat is located in Belœil and deeply tied to the history of the municipality.
Statistics
Area
61.55 km²
Population
14,203