Silly, Belgium

Municipality in French Community, Belgium

Silly

Chili (Picard)

Opzullik (Dutch)

Municipality

Silly town hall

Flag

Coat of arms

Location of Silly

Silly

Location in Belgium

Location of Silly in Hainaut

Coordinates: 50°39′N 03°55′E﻿ / ﻿50.650°N 3.917°E﻿ / 50.650; 3.917
Country| Belgium
Community| French Community
Region| Wallonia
Province|  Hainaut
Arrondissement| Ath
Government

• Mayor| Christian Leclercq
• Governing party/ies| LB - SENS
Area

• Total

| 68.57 km2 (26.48 sq mi)
Population

(2018-01-01)[1]

• Total

| 8,407
• Density| 120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Postal codes|

7830

NIS code|

51068

Area codes| 068
Website| www.silly.be

Silly (French pronunciation: [sili] ⓘ; Dutch: Opzullik; Walloon: Chili) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

On January 1, 2006, Silly had a total population of 7,995. The total area is 67.68 square kilometres (26.13 sq mi) which gives a population density of 118 inhabitants per km2.

The name of the town derives from its stream, called the Sille (French) or Zulle (Dutch), and has no relation to the English word. In the English-speaking world, it has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.[2]

The municipality consists of the following districts: Fouleng, Gondregnies, Graty, Hellebecq, Hoves, Silly, Thoricourt, and Bassilly.

## International relations

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Belgium

### Twin towns – Sister cities

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Silly is twinned with:

* San Miniato, Italy

## References

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1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
2. ^ Parker, Quentin (2010). Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places. Adams Media. pp. xii. ISBN 9781440507397.

## External links

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* Media related to Silly (Belgium) at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website
* Local artisanal brewery

Places adjacent to Silly, Belgium

| Lessines | Bever (VBR) |

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Silly

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Brugelette | Lens, Soignies | Braine-le-Comte

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Municipalities in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium

Ath|

* Ath
* Belœil
* Bernissart
* Brugelette
* Chièvres
* Ellezelles
* Enghien
* Flobecq
* Frasnes-lez-Anvaing
* Lessines
* Silly

Charleroi|

* Aiseau-Presles
* Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont
* Charleroi
* Châtelet
* Courcelles
* Farciennes
* Fleurus
* Fontaine-l'Évêque
* Gerpinnes
* Les Bons Villers
* Montigny-le-Tilleul
* Pont-à-Celles

La Louvière|

* Binche
* Estinnes
* La Louvière
* Morlanwelz

Mons|

* Boussu
* Colfontaine
* Dour
* Frameries
* Hensies
* Honnelles
* Jurbise
* Lens
* Mons (Capital)
* Quaregnon
* Quévy
* Quiévrain
* Saint-Ghislain

Soignies|

* Braine-le-Comte
* Écaussinnes
* Le Rœulx
* Manage
* Soignies
* Seneffe

Thuin|

* Anderlues
* Beaumont
* Chimay
* Erquelinnes
* Froidchapelle
* Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes
* Lobbes
* Merbes-le-Château
* Momignies
* Sivry-Rance
* Thuin

Tournai-Mouscron|

* Antoing
* Brunehaut
* Celles
* Comines-Warneton
* Estaimpuis
* Leuze-en-Hainaut
* Mont-de-l'Enclus
* Mouscron
* Pecq
* Péruwelz
* Rumes
* Tournai

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