What is Beloeil?
The name '''Beloeil''' or '''Belœil''' is the name of two municipalities. It has also been applied to various events and locations linked with these two municipalities. ==Municipalities== The name has been applied to two municipalities. Despite the similarity, it appears the two names have independent linguistic origins. *[[Belœil]], a municipality in [[Hainaut]], [[Belgium]] famous for its castle, with a population of 13 347 inhabitants. *[[Beloeil, Quebec|Beloeil]], a city in [[Quebec]], [[Canada]], near [[Montreal]], with a population of 18 927 inhabitants. ==Related Locations and Events== *The '''Château of Belœil''', a castle in the Belgian Belœil, seat of the [[House of Ligne]]. *'''Mont Beloeil''', an older name for [[Mont Saint-Hilaire]], a mountain across the [[Richelieu River]] from the Canadian Beloeil. *'''The [[Seigneurial system of New France|Seigneury]] of Beloeil''', a French colonial administrative division including what is now Beloeil, Quebec. *The '''Beloeil train disaster''', an alternate name for the [[St-Hilaire train disaster]], which killed 99 on June 29, 1864 near Beloeil, Quebec. {{disambig}}