Farciennes

Farciennes Fårcene (Walloon)
Municipality
Farciennes Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Farciennes
Farciennes Location in Belgium Location of Farciennes in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°26′N 04°33′E / 50.433°N 4.550°E / 50.433; 4.550
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Charleroi
Government
• Mayor	Hugues Bayet (PS)
• Governing party/ies	PS
Area
• Total	10.37 km2 (4.00 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	11,247
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Postal codes	6240
NIS code	52018
Area codes	071
Website	www.farciennes.be

Farciennes (French pronunciation: [faʁsjɛn]; Walloon: Fårcene) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

On January 1, 2018, Farciennes had a total population of 11,247. The total area is 10.39 km² which gives a population density of 1,083 inhabitants per km². It is located on the entre-Sambre-et-Meuse in the periphery of Charleroi.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Farciennes and Pironchamps. The boroughs of Wainage, Wairchat and Tergnée are part of the district of Farciennes.

In the past, Farciennes was an industrial city. It declined with the closure of the last Walloon coal mine, namely the Sainte-Catherine shaft of the Roton company, and the fall of the iron and steel industries, formerly large employers in the area between Liège and Charleroi. Today, the site of Roton, of which only the tower and the cloakroom remain, has been developed to accommodate small and medium-sized businesses.