Bernissart

Bernissart
Bernissåt (Picard)
Flag of Bernissart
Coat of arms of Bernissart
Location of Bernissart
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Bernissart is located in Belgium
Bernissart
Bernissart
Location in Belgium
Location of Bernissart in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°29′N 03°39′E / 50.483°N 3.650°E / 50.483; 3.650
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceHainaut
ArrondissementAth
Government
 • MayorRoger Vanderstraeten (PS)
 • Governing party/iesPS - Ecolo
Area
 • Total
43.81 km2 (16.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
11,868
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Postal codes
7320-7322
NIS code
51009
Area codes069
Websitewww.bernissart.be

Bernissart (French pronunciation: [bɛʁnisaʁ]; Picard: Bernissåt) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

On January 1, 2006, Bernissart had a total population of 11,458. The total area is 43.42 km2, which gives a population density of 264 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Blaton, Bernissart, Harchies, Pommerœul, and Ville-Pommerœul.

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.