Marcinelle
Mårcinele (Walloon) | |
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Former municipality of Belgium | |
 Town hall | |
 Location in the municipality of Charleroi | |
  Marcinelle Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°24′N 4°26′E / 50.400°N 4.433°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Region |  Wallonia |
| Community | French Community |
| Province |  Hainaut |
| Municipality |  Charleroi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.08 sq mi (13.16 km2) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 22,877 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6001 |
| Area code | 071 |
Marcinelle (French pronunciation: [maʁsinɛl]; Walloon: Mårcinele) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Charleroi, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
Until 1977, it was a municipality of its own.
The town of Marcinelle is renowned as the home of comics publisher Dupuis and as the birthplace of the celebrated Marcinelle school of Franco-Belgian comics. Many notable creators in the genre have been based in Marcinelle, lending to its reputation as a hub of comic artists. Marcinelle is also the place where serial killer Marc Dutroux lived, before his arrest.