Ramillies, Belgium Explained

Ramillies
Picture-Legend:Petit-Rosière
Map:Ramillies Brabant-Wallon Belgium Map.svg
Map-Legend:The municipality of Ramillies in Walloon Brabant
Arms:Blason Ramillies.svg
Coordinates:50.6367°N 4.9147°W
Arrondissement:Nivelles
Nis:25122
Mayor:Jean-Jacques Mathy (REM)
Majority:REM - Ecolo
Postal-Codes:1367
Telephone-Area:081
Web:www.ramillies.be

Ramillies (in French pronounced as /ʁamili/; Walloon: Ramiêye) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On 1 January 2012, Ramillies had a total population of 6,211. The total area is 48.68 km2 which gives a population density of 128 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Autre-Église, Bomal, Geest-Gérompont-Petit-Rosière, Grand-Rosière-Hottomont, Huppaye, Mont-Saint-André, and Ramillies-Offus.

The former Roman road from Bavay to Cologne passes through Ramillies. Just to the north of the road, also within the municipality, the Hottomont tumulus is one of the most significant tumuli in Belgium.

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