Place:Chimay, Hainaut, Belgium

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NameChimay
Alt namesChimacumsource: Orbis Latinus (1971) p 91
Simacumsource: Orbis Latinus (1971) p 91
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates50.05°N 4.333°E
Located inHainaut, Belgium
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Chimay is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. In 2006, Chimay had a population of 9,774. The area is 197.10 km2 which gives a population density of 50 inhabitants per km2. It is the source of the Oise River.

In the administrative district of Thuin, the municipality was created with a merger of 14 communes in 1977. The Trappist monastery of Scourmont Abbey in the town is famous for the Chimay Brewery.

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