Couillet, Belgium

Couillet
—  Former municipality of Belgium  —
Coat of arms
Location in the municipality of Charleroi
Couillet Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°24′N 4°26′E / 50.4°N 4.433°E / 50.4; 4.433Coordinates: 50°24′N 4°26′E / 50.4°N 4.433°E / 50.4; 4.433
Country	Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Community	French Community
Province	Hainaut
Municipality	Charleroi
Area
– Total	4.8 sq mi (12.47 km2)
Population (2001)
– Total	12,546
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	6010
Area code(s)	071

Couillet (in Walloon [kujɛ]) is a section of the Belgian town of Charleroi within the Walloon region in the Province of Hainaut. It was a commune of its own before the merger of the communes in 1977.

Culture

The local theater company playing in Walloon language, the "Cercle (royal) wallon de Couillet", won the "Grand Prix du Roi Albert I" Walloon-speaking theater contest in 1932, 1952 and 1976.

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  Solvay fraternity (1937-1939)

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  Saint Lawrence church (16th century)

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  Former town hall (1882)