Editing Bernissart (section)

==Geography==
===Location===

A well-known tourist municipality renowned for its numerous natural sites, Bernissart has an altitude ranging from 15 meters in the Harchies Marshes (a notable natural area) to 81 meters in the Stambruges Forest.

Located in a [[Belgium–France border|border area]], it shares its western boundary with [[Condé-sur-l'Escaut]], [[France]]. A part of Bernissart even extends onto French territory, forming a hamlet attached to this French municipality.

Bernissart is crossed by three main historical canals: Blaton-Ath in the north, Nimy-Blaton-Péronnes, and Pommerœul-Antoing in the center, which converge at an intersection in Blaton, earning it the nickname "Little Venice of Hainaut".<ref>{{cite web|title=The Blaton canals |url=https://bernissart.be/index.php/tourisme/patrimoine/canaux}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> It is also traversed by the [[Pommerœul-Condé Canal|Pommerœul-Condé canal]] and, to the southeast near the [[European route E19|E19]] highway, by the [[Haine|Haine River]].

The municipality is well-served by the N50 road, the [[European route E42|E42]] and [[European route E19|E19]] highways, as well as railway line 78, which serves the three stations within its territory.

Thanks to this strategic location, Bernissart is just 22 km from [[Mons, Belgium|Mons]] and 24 km from [[Tournai]], at the crossroads of major road, rail, and waterway networks.

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===Sections of the municipality===

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! # !! Name !! Area<br>(km²)<ref name="ref_auto_1">https://statbel.fgov.be/en/open-data/population-sector-statistics-10</ref> !! Population<br>(2020)<ref name="ref_auto_1" /> !! Population<br>per km² !! NIS Code
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| 1 || align="left" | Bernissart || 11.83 || {{formatnum:3329}} || 281 || 51009A0
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| 2 || align="left" | [[Harchies]] || 5.10 || {{formatnum:1771}} || 347 || 51009A1
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| 3 || align="left" | [[Pommerœul]] || 15.69 || {{formatnum:1796}} || 114 || 51009B0
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| 4 || align="left" | [[Ville-Pommerœul]] || 0.71 || 721 || {{formatnum:1019}} || 51009B1
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| 5 || align="left" | [[Blaton]] || 10.49 || {{formatnum:4234}} || 404 || 51009C
|}