Antoing (; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Antoing, Bruyelle, Calonne, Fontenoy, Maubray, and Péronnes-lez-Antoing.

History

The Battle of Fontenoy, a major battle in the War of Austrian Succession, was fought near Fontenoy village on 11 May 1745.

Places of interest

  • Antoing Castle, originally from the 12th century, restored by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century

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Image:Antoing.01.jpg|Antoing Castle, castle of the Princes de Ligne (13th - 16th centuries)

File:Antoing, toren van de l'église Saint-Pierre foto5 2013-05-09 11.23.jpg|Churchtower (l'église Saint-Pierre)

File:Antoing-Calonne, industrieterrein langs de Schelde IMG 6421 2023-06-04 14.12.jpg|Calonne, industrial area along the Scheldt

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Famous inhabitants

  • Raoul Cauvin, comics writer, was born in Antoing in 1938

References