Lobbes

Lobbes Lôbe (Walloon)
Municipality
Lobbes on the river Sambre
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Location of Lobbes
Lobbes Location in Belgium Location of Lobbes in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°21′N 04°15′E / 50.350°N 4.250°E / 50.350; 4.250
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Thuin
Government
• Mayor	Lucien Bauduin (PS)
• Governing party/ies	PS - LOB2.0 (MR) - Ecolo
Area
• Total	32.23 km2 (12.44 sq mi)
Population  (2020-01-01)[1]
• Total	5,885
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Postal codes	6540, 6542, 6543
NIS code	56044
Area codes	071
Website	www.lobbes.be

Lobbes (French pronunciation: [lɔb] ^ⓘ; Walloon: Lôbe) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

On 1 January 2006 Lobbes had a total population of 5,499. The total area is 32.08 km² which gives a population density of 171 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following districts: Bienne-lez-Happart, Lobbes, Mont-Sainte-Geneviève, and Sars-la-Buissière.

The town grew up round Lobbes Abbey, a religious house established here in about 650.

The tramway of the ASVi runs through Lobbes.