Fontaine-l'Évêque explained

Fontaine-l'Évêque
Map:Fontaine-l'Évêque Hainaut Belgium Map.svg
Map-Legend:Location of Fontaine-l'Évêque in Hainaut
Arms:Blason ville be FontaineEveque (Charleroi).svg
Flag:Fontaine-l'Évêque Belgium.svg
Arrondissement:Charleroi
Nis:52022
Mayor:Gianni Galluzzo (PS)
Majority:PS - Mieux Demain
Postal-Codes:6140-6142
Telephone-Area:071
Web:www.fontaine-leveque.be
Coordinates:50.4167°N 23°W

Fontaine-l'Évêque (in French pronounced as /fɔ̃tɛn l‿evɛk/; Walloon: Fontinne-l'-Eveke) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

On January 1, 2006, Fontaine-l'Évêque had a total population of 16,687. The total area is 28.41 km2 which gives a population density of 587 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Fontaine-l'Évêque, Forchies-la-Marche, and Leernes.