"Lessines (Dutch: Lessen; Picard: Lissene) is a Picard municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. As of the 2014 census, Lessine´s total population was 18,637. ...
The total area is 72.29 km² (27.91 square miles) which gives a population density of 247 inhabitants per km².
The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Lessines proper, Ghoy, Bois-de-Lessines (Lessenbos), Ogy (Oseke), Papignies (Papegem), Deux-Acren (Acren), Wannebecq (Wannebeek), and Ollignies (Woelingen).
It is primarily known as the birthplace of the Surrealist painter René Magritte (1898 – 1967)." - (en.wikipedia.org 20.09.2020)
- Latitude50.711700439453
- Longitude3.8299999237061