Lobbes

Lobbes
Municipality
Lobbes on the river Sambre, with the Collegiate Church of Saint Ursmer in the background
Lobbes on the river Sambre, with the Collegiate Church of Saint Ursmer in the background
Flag of Lobbes
Flag
Location of Lobbes in Hainaut
Location of Lobbes in Hainaut
Interactive map of Lobbes
Lobbes is located in Belgium
Lobbes
Lobbes
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°21′N 04°15′E / 50.350°N 4.250°E / 50.350; 4.250
CountryBelgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceHainaut
ArrondissementThuin
Government
 • MayorLucien Bauduin (PS)
 • Governing partyPS - LOB2.0 (MR) - Ecolo
Area
 • Total
32.23 km2 (12.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-01-01)
 • Total
5,885
 • Density182.6/km2 (472.9/sq mi)
Postal codes
6540, 6542, 6543
NIS code
56044
Area codes071
Websitewww.lobbes.be

Lobbes (French pronunciation: [lɔb] ⓘ; Walloon: Lôbe) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

On 1 January 2006 Lobbes had a total population of 5,499. The total area is 32.08 km2 which gives a population density of 171 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Bienne-lez-Happart, Lobbes, Mont-Sainte-Geneviève, and Sars-la-Buissière.

The town grew up round Lobbes Abbey, a religious house established here in about 650. The Collegiate Church of Saint Ursmer, that dominates the town from a hill above the Sambre, was built as a burial church for the abbots and monks, largely dates from the 9th century. It is the oldest still functional church in Belgium and an unusually well-preserved example of Carolingian architecture.

The tramway of the ASVi runs through Lobbes.

Births

References

  1. ↑ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2020". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Fiche n° 56044-INV-0012-01". Inventaire Régional du Patrimoine (in French). Region of Wallonia. Retrieved 30 August 2026.