Presles, Belgium

Presles (French pronunciation: [pʁɛl] ⓘ; Walloon: Préle) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Aiseau-Presles, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.[1]

  • Postal area: 6250 (old zone 6072)
  • District: Charleroi

The village has a Walloon language theatre company, Les Nerviens (meaning Nervian in English).

History

The assumption a long time was put forth that the battle of Julius Caesar against the Nervians would have occurred in Presles, which was cancelled in around 1940.

Presles belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Liège until the French occupation, after which it was added to the new department Jemappes.

References

  1. ^ Hainaut, Fédération du tourisme de la province de (2006). Hainaut, province verte (in French). Renaissance Du Livre. ISBN 978-2-87415-585-7.

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