Momignies (BE)
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Momignies ( pronunciation: [mɔmiɲi]) is a municipality (5,309 inhabitants end 2017) of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following sections: Beauwelz, Forge-Philippe, Macon, Macquenoise, Momignies, Monceau-Imbrechies, and Seloignes. Momignies is notable for encompassing the only area in Belgium which is not drained into the North Sea. It is drained by the Oise river into the English Channel.
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Postal history before 1910
The MOMIGNIES post office opened on 25 February 1860. It used a Distribution code 104 with bars (before 1864), and 251 with points before 1874. The SELOIGNIES post office opened on 6 June 1876, MACON on 25 May 1898.
Postmarks after 1950
Postal codes 6590-6594, 6596
