Hainaut - Definition and Overview

Hainaut (Dutch: Henegouwen) is the westernmost province of Wallonia. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Belgian provinces of West Flanders, East Flanders, Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant and Namur, and France. Its capital is Mons. It has a surface area of 3800 km² and is divided into seven administrative districts (arrondissements in French) which contain 69 municipalities. A somewhat old-fashioned English version is Hainault.

See the medieval history of the County of Hainaut.

Ath District:

• Ath
• Beloeil
• 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

Communities, regions and provinces of Belgium
Communities: French Community of Belgium | Flemish Community in Belgium | German-speaking community of Belgium
Regions and provinces:
Flanders: Antwerp | East Flanders | Flemish Brabant | Limburg | West Flanders
Wallonia: Hainaut | Liège | Luxembourg | Namur | Walloon Brabant
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