Description

• Administrative and Judicial District of Charleroi

  The administrative and judicial district of Charleroi has been created in 1800 as the 3rd Arrondissement of the French Departement Jemappes. In 1818 the limits of the administrative district did change, due to the creation of the administrative district of Thuin. All municipalities of both districts continued to belong to the judicial district of Charleroi.

• Administrative district

  The limits of the administrative district did change in 1814, 1815, 1818.
  For the period 1942-1944 see the main subdivisions page.

• Judicial district

  Not yet done.

Territorial Subdivisions

• Period 1800-1818

  Not yet done.

• Period 1818-1976

  Not yet done.

• Period 1977-now

  Auseau-Presles

  Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont

  Charleroi

  Chatelet

  Courcelles

  Farciennes

  Fleurus

  Fontaine-l'Eveque

  Gerpinnes

  Les Bons Villers

  Manage

  Montigny-le-Tilleul

  Pont-a-Celles

  Seneffe

Short History with Bibliography

Sources

Repositories

Societies

• Genealogical

  • Association Généalogique du Hainaut Belge (AGHB)

    Section "Commission Histoire des Familles de CHARLEROI" (AGHB - Section CHFC)

Migration / Emigration / Immigration

• Bibliography

  • Jean Ducat

    "Pays de Charleroi en Amérique"

    In preparation

    Abstract (French): see site of GeniWal

Families and Family Histories

Sciences

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