Presles (Walloon: Préle) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Aiseau-Presles, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

  • Postal area: 6250 (old zone 6072)
  • District: Charleroi
Church of Presles

The village has a Walloon language theatre company, Les Nerviens (meaning Nervian in English).

History

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The assumption a long time was put forth that the battle of Julius Caesar against the Nervians would have occurred in Presles, which was cancelled in around 1940.

Presles belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Liège until the French occupation, after which it was added to the new department Jemappes.

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50°23′N 4°35′E / 50.383°N 4.583°E / 50.383; 4.583