Couillet, Belgium
| Couillet | ||
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| Former municipality of Belgium | ||
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 Location in the municipality of Charleroi | ||
  Couillet Location in Belgium | ||
| Coordinates: 50°24′N 4°26′E / 50.400°N 4.433°ECoordinates: 50°24′N 4°26′E / 50.400°N 4.433°E | ||
| Country |
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| Region |
 Wallonia | |
| Community |
French Community | |
| Province |
 Hainaut | |
| Municipality |
 Charleroi | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.81 sq mi (12.47 km2) | |
| Population (2001) | ||
| • Total | 12,546 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 6010 | |
| Area code(s) | 071 | |
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.
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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Solvay fraternity (1937-1939)
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Saint Lawrence church (16th century)
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Former town hall (1882)
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German Monument "Den Kameraden" from 1915, blasted in 1920.
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