Saintes

Saintes is a village and a district in the municipality of , in , , . The history of the village is closely linked to the legend of Saint Reineldis, a locally venerated saint from the 7th century.
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  • Type: Village with 2,500 residents
  • Description: section of Tubize, Wallonia
  • Also known as: “Saintes, Belgium”
  • Postal code: 1480

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hondzocht Windmill and Tubize railway station.

Windmill
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Railway stop
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is a railway stop, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Saintes.

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The in , , Belgium, was founded in 1876 by Jules Lefebvre. It produces a range of beers including Barbar, an 8% abv strong pale ale containing honey, and the Floreffe brand of abbey beers. is situated 3½ km south of Saintes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wisbecq and Bierghes.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km southwest of Saintes.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3 km west of Saintes.

Village
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is a village and district of the municipality of , located in the , Belgium. The village was part of the County of Hainaut and subservient to the castellan of until the French Revolution and the French invasion of the Austrian Netherlands. is situated 4 km south of Saintes.

Saintes

Latitude
50.7048° or 50° 42′ 17″ north
Longitude
4.16088° or 4° 9′ 39″ east
Population
2,500
Elevation
64 metres (210 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BE STS
Open location code
9F26P536+W9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 61757221
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2787432
Wiki­data ID
Q2213110
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Walloon—“Saintes” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Saintes (plaats, België)”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Renelde”
  • French: “Saintes”
  • French: “Sint-Renelde”
  • German: “Saintes”
  • Irish: “Saintes”
  • Luxembourgish: “Saintes”
  • Picard: “Sainte-Érnèle”
  • Polish: “Saintes (Tubize)”
  • Polish: “Saintes”
  • Russian: “Сент”
  • Spanish: “Sainte-Érnèle”
  • Spanish: “Saintes”
  • Spanish: “Sint-Renelde”
  • Spanish: “Sinte-Ernele”
  • Spanish: “Sinternele”
  • Walloon: “Sinte-Ernele”
  • Walloon: “Sinternele”
  • “Saintes”

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