HAINAUT (PROVINCE)

:''This article is about the Belgian province. For other uses, see Hainaut.''
'Hainaut' (French; English traditionally 'Hainault', Dutch: ''Henegouwen'', German: ''Hennegau'', Walloon: ''Hinnot'') is the westernmost province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the North) in Belgium on the provinces of West Flanders, East Flanders, Flemish Brabant (Flanders) and those of Walloon Brabant and Namur (Wallonia), and on France. Its capital is Mons. It has an area of 3,800 km² which is divided into seven administrative districts (French: ''arrondissements'') containing 69 municipalities.
See the medieval history of the County of Hainaut.

Contents
Districts
Ath District
Charleroi District
Mons District
Mouscron District
Soignies District
Thuin District
Tournai District
Trivia
External links

Districts


Ath District


Ath

Belœil

Bernissart

Brugelette

Chièvres

Ellezelles

Flobecq

Frasnes-lez-Anvaing
Charleroi District


Aiseau-Presles

Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont

Charleroi

Châtelet

Courcelles

Farciennes

Fleurus

Fontaine-l'Evêque

Gerpinnes

Les Bons Villers

Manage

Montigny-le-Tilleul

Pont-à-Celles

Seneffe
Mons District


Boussu

Colfontaine

Dour

Frameries

Hensies

Honnelles

Jurbise

Lens

Mons

Quaregnon

Quévy

Quiévrain

Saint-Ghislain
Mouscron District


Comines-Warneton

Mouscron
Soignies District


Braine-le-Comte

Ecaussinnes

Enghien

La Louvière

Le Roeulx

Lessines

Silly

Soignies
Thuin District


Anderlues

Beaumont

Binche

Chimay

Erquelinnes

Estinnes

Froidchapelle

Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes

Lobbes

Merbes-le-Château

Momignies

Morlanwelz

Sivry-Rance

Thuin
Tournai District


Antoing

Brunehaut

Celles

Estaimpuis

Leuze-en-Hainaut

Mont-de-l'Enclus

Pecq

Péruwelz

Rumes

Tournai

Trivia



★ Hainaut's Spanish name, Henao, is one of the most common last names in Colombia's Paisa Region

External links



Official web site of the Hainaut province (available in French)

Official gateway to the Hainaut (available in French and Dutch [1])

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Hainaut (available in French and English)

Euro Info Centre Hainaut (available in French)

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