Hainaut Province
Hainaut [4] (French: Hainaut, Dutch: Henegouwen, German: Hennegau, Picard: Hénau, Walloon: Hinnot, West Flemish: Enegouwn) is a province of the Walloon Region, one of the three regions of Belgium. Its capital is the city of Mons.
Hainaut
Hainaut (French) Heynowes | |
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| Coordinates: 50°30′N 3°55′E / 50.5°N 3.92°ECoordinates: 50°30′N 3°55′E / 50.5°N 3.92°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Region |  Wallonia |
| Capital | Mons |
| Largest city | Charleroi |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Tommy Leclercq (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,813 km2 (1,472 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,351,127 |
| • Density | 354/km2 (920/sq mi) |
| HDI (2018) | 0.888[3] very high · 11th of 11 |
| Website | portail |
It is the westernmost province of the Walloon Region.
GeographyEdit
To the south of the province of Hainaut lies the French Nord department, while within Belgium it borders (clockwise from the North) on the Flemish provinces of West Flanders, East Flanders, Flemish Brabant and the Wallonian provinces of Walloon Brabant and Namur.
The province has an area of 3,813 square kilometres (1,472 square miles) with a population of about 1,351,000 in 2022. It is the province of the Walloon Region with the highest population.
The province of Hainaut is divided into seven arrondissements (arrondissementen in Dutch) with 69 municipalities.
The altitude of the province is between 10 metres (32.8 feet), in Celles, and 365 metres (1,197.5 feet), in L'Escaillère.
Administrative divisionsEdit
The province of Hainaut is divided into seven arrondissements (Ath, Charleroi, La Louvière, Mons, Soignies, Thuin, and Tournai-Mouscron) and a total of 69 municipalities.
Population by arrondissementEdit
Population x 1,000 (on 1 January since 1980).[5]
| Arrondissement | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ath ² | 75 | 78 | 77 | 79 | 84 | 128 |
| Charleroi ² | 459 | 444 | 426 | 421 | 425 | 397 |
| La Louvière ¹ | 138 | 136 | 134 | 135 | 137 | 141 |
| Mons | 263 | 261 | 253 | 249 | 252 | 259 |
| Soignies ² | 164 | 167 | 167 | 173 | 183 | 105 |
| Thuin ² | 136 | 141 | 143 | 146 | 149 | 92 |
| Tournai-Mouscron ¹ | 217 | 214 | 212 | 211 | 217 | 224 |
| Province of Hainaut | 1,317 | 1,309 | 1,278 | 1,279 | 1,310 | 1,347 |
¹ Established in 2019.
² Change of municipalities in 2019.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Bodembezetting volgens het Kadasterregister". statbel.fgov.be.
- ↑ "Structuur van de bevolking". statbel.fgov.be.
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Official name is Province de Hainaut (French).
- ↑ Institut national de statistique - Direction générale Statistique et information économique
Other websitesEdit
- Official web site of the Hainaut province (in French)
- Hainaut Développement (in French)