Anderlues is a Walloon municipality

Municipality

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 located in the Belgian

Belgium

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 province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006 Anderlues had a total population of 11,578. The total area is 17.02 km² which gives a population density

Population density

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 of 680 inhabitants per km². Its postcode is 6150.

On December 1st 1983, a local jewellery

Jewellery

Jewellery or jewelry is a form of personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, and bracelets.With some exceptions, such as medical alert bracelets or military dog tags, jewellery normally differs from other items of personal adornment in that it has no other purpose than to...

 store was robbed by the Nijvel gang

Nijvel gang

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. Some low-value jewels were stolen. Two people were killed. It was the gang's last robbery before going silent for one year.