Couillet, Belgium
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| Former municipality of Belgium | ||
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| Location in the municipality of Charleroi Location in the municipality of Charleroi |
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| Country |  Belgium |
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| Region |  Wallonia |
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| Community | French Community |
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| Province |  Hainaut |
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| Municipality |  Charleroi |
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| 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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Couillet - Amicale Solvay.jpg
Solvay fraternity (1937-1939)
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Couillet - Eglise Saint-Laurent.jpg
Saint Lawrence church (16th century)
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Couillet - Maison communale.jpg
Former town hall (1882)
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Couillet - monument "Den Kameraden" - 06.jpg
German Monument "Den Kameraden" from 1915, blasted in 1920.
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