Bernissart

Bernissart Bernissåt  (Picard)
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Bernissart Location in Belgium Location of Bernissart in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°29′N 03°39′E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Ath
Government
• Mayor	Roger Vanderstraeten (PS)
• Governing party/ies	PS - Ecolo
Area
• Total	43.81 km^2 (16.92 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	11,868
• Density	270/km^2 (700/sq mi)
Postal codes	7320-7322
Area codes	069
Website	www.bernissart.be

Bernissart is a municipality in the Belgian province of Hainaut.

In 2007, 11513 people lived there.^[2] It is at 50° 28 North, 03° 39 East.^[3]

The Iguanodon mine

In 1878, dozens of Iguanodon skeletons were discovered in a coal mine, at a depth of 322 m (1,056 ft). Mounted by Louis Dollo, nine of the twenty-nine skeletons are on display at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. One is at the Bernissart Museum. Found with the Iguanodon skeletons were the remains of plants, fish, and other reptiles,^[4] The sediments belong to the Sainte-Barbe Clays Formation.

References

1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
2. "Werkelijke bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2007 / Population de droit par commune au 1 janvier 2007 (.xls)". Archived from the original on 2008-11-23. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
3. "Geografische coördinaten van de gemeenten (.xls)". Archived from the original on 2004-07-23. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
4. Norman, David B. 1985. To Study a Dinosaur. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs. New York: Crescent Books. pp. 24–33. ISBN 0-517-46890-5