Ellezelles

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Ellezelles Elzîle (Picard) Elzele (Dutch)
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Ellezelles
Ellezelles Location in Belgium The municipality in Ath arrondissement in the province of Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°44′N 03°41′E / 50.733°N 3.683°E / 50.733; 3.683
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Ath
Government
• Governing party/ies	Liste du Bourgmestre (LB) - Ecolo
Area
• Total	45.11 km2 (17.42 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	6,001
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Postal codes	7890
NIS code	51017
Area codes	068
Website	www.ellezelles.be

Ellezelles (French pronunciation: [ɛlzɛl] ^ⓘ; Dutch: Elzele; Picard: Elzîle; Walloon: Elziele) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

It consists of the following districts: Ellezelles, Lahamaide, and Wodecq. Bordering Flanders, the town is home to a minority of Dutch-speakers.

The village archives contain a document "attesting" to the birth of Hercule Poirot on 1 April 1850.^[2]