Ellezelles

Ellezelles
Elzîle (Picard)
Elzele (Dutch)
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
CountryBelgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
Province Hainaut
ArrondissementAth
Government
  Governing party/iesListe du Bourgmestre (LB) - Ecolo
Area
  Total
45.11 km2 (17.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)
  Total
6,001
  Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Postal codes
7890
NIS code
51017
Area codes068
Websitewww.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.