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Antoing is a Walloon

commune of Belgium

located in the province of Hainaut

. It consists of the former municipalities of Antoing, Maubray, Péronnes-lez-Antoing, Bruyelle, Calonne and Fontenoy.

History

The Battle of Fontenoy

, a major battle in the War of Austrian Succession, was fought near Fontenoy on May 11, 1745.

Famous inhabitants

Raoul Cauvin, comics writer, was born in Antoing in 1938

Places of interest

Antoing, the Prince de Ligne castle (XIII-XVIth century).

Castle of Antoing , originally from the 12th century, restored by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century

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