Hainaut (province)

The Province of Hainaut (French Province de Hainaut, Hainaut Provincie Dutch, Walloon Hinnot, westfl. Enegouwn ) is a Belgian province. It belongs to the Walloon Region and the French Community of Belgium. The name derives from the river groves ( German hen Dutch. Hene ).

Provincial capital is Mons (Dutch and German mountains ), the largest city of the province is approximately 201,000 inhabitants Charleroi. Hainaut was dominated by the mining industry ( steel production, and others) in the past and struggled in recent decades with the consequences of structural change.

A sealed from West Flanders and France exclave forms the municipality of Comines -Warneton.

Facility communities are Comines- Comines ( Komen Waasten ), Enghien ( Enghien ), Flobecq ( Vloesberg ) and Mouscron ( Mouscron ).

Communities

The province comprises a total of 69 municipalities: (See info box for the location of the municipality in the province )

35 Froidchapelle 36 Gerpinnes 37 Ham -sur- Heure- Nalinnes 38 Hensies 39 Honnelles 40 Jurbise 41 La Louviere 42 Le Roeulx 43 Lens 44 Les Bons Villers 45 Lessines 46 Leuze -en -Hainaut 47 Lobbes 48 management 49 Merbes -le- Château 50th Momignies 51 Mons 52 Mont -de- l'Enclus 53 Montigny -le- Tilleul 54 Morlanwelz 55 Mouscron 56 Pecq 57 Péruwelz Pont-à- Celles 58 59 Quaregnon 60th Quévy 61 Quiévrain 62 Rumes 63 Saint- Ghislain 64 Seneffe 65 Silly 66 Sivry -Rance 67 Soignies 68 Thuin 69 Tournai

Province of Hainaut
Walloon province

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