Ramillies, Belgium

Municipality in French Community, Belgium

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Location of Ramillies

Ramillies

Location in Belgium

The municipality of Ramillies in Walloon Brabant

Coordinates: 50°38′12″N 04°54′53″E / 50.63667°N 4.91472°E / 50.63667; 4.91472Country

BelgiumCommunity French Community RegionWalloniaProvinceWalloon BrabantArrondissementNivellesGovernment

• MayorJean-Jacques Mathy (REM) • Governing party/iesREM - EcoloArea

• Total49.08 km² (18.95 sq mi)Population

(2018-01-01)^[1]

• Total6,394 • Density130/km² (340/sq mi)Postal codes

1367

NIS code

25122

Area codes081Websitewww.ramillies.be

Ramillies (French pronunciation: [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.