Frasnes-lez-Gosselies

Frasnes-lez-Gosselies (, ; ) is a village of Wallonia and a sub-municipality of the municipality of Les Bons Villers, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

Former names

Fraxina (1146; 1147; 1148), Frasna (1148), Fraine (1205; ±1210), Fraxinensis (1205), Fraina (1222).

Notable natives of Frasnes-lez-Gosselies

• Adolphe Biarent (1871–1916), composer
• Paul Vanderborght (1899–1971), poet
• Jean Duvieusart (1900–1977), Former Prime Minister

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