Antoing

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
Famous inhabitants
Raoul Cauvin, comics writer, was born in Antoing in 1938