Q95380

thumb|right|upright=1.25|Bottles of Chimay beer represented on a mural of the railway station of Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium). Chimay (, ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. In 2006, Chimay had a population of 9,774. The area is 197.10 km2 which gives a population density of 50 inhabitants per km2. It is the source of the Oise River.

Key facts

Belgium municipality.name: Chimay
Belgium municipality.picture: Chimay2025.jpg
Belgium municipality.picture legend: Chimay: Grand Place
Belgium municipality.map: Chimay Hainaut Belgium Map.svg
Belgium municipality.map legend: Location of Chimay in Hainaut
Belgium municipality.arms: Blason ville be Chimay (Thuin).svg
Belgium municipality.flag: Flag of Chimay.svg
Belgium municipality.province: Hainaut
Belgium municipality.arrondissement: Thuin
Belgium municipality.nis: 56016
Belgium municipality.mayor: Denis Danvoye (cdH)(CLE)
Belgium municipality.majority: Construisons l'Avenir Ensemble (CLE)
Belgium municipality.postal codes: 6460, 6461, 6462, 6463, 6464
Belgium municipality.telephone area: 060
Belgium municipality.web: www.ville-de-chimay.be

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Toponymy
Subdivisions
Demographics
Attractions
Notable people
Twin cities/towns
References
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In the administrative district of Thuin, the municipality was created with a merger of 14 communes in 1977. The Trappist monastery of Scourmont Abbey in the town is famous for the Chimay Brewery.

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