Chimay
Chimai (Walloon) | |
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![]() Chimay: Grand Place | |
Coordinates: 50°03′N 04°19′E / 50.050°N 4.317°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Community | French Community |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Hainaut |
Arrondissement | Thuin |
Government | |
• Mayor | Denis Danvoye (cdH) (CLE) |
• Governing party/ies | Construisons l´Avenir Ensemble (CLE) |
Area | |
• Total | 198.6 km2 (76.7 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 9,841 |
• Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 6460, 6461, 6462, 6463, 6464 |
NIS code | 56016 |
Area codes | 060 |
Website | www.ville-de-chimay.be |
Chimay (French pronunciation: [ʃimɛ] , Walloon: Chimai) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.[2] In 2006, Chimay had a population of 9,774. The area is 197.10 km2 which gives a population density of 50 inhabitants per km2. It is the source of the Oise River.
In the administrative district of Thuin, the municipality was created with a merger of 14 communes in 1977. The Trappist monastery of Scourmont Abbey in the town is famous for the Chimay Brewery.