Hainaut (province)

Hainaut (Walloon: Hinnot; Dutch: Henegouwen; German: Hennegau) is a province of the Walloon Region, one of the three regions of Belgium. Its capital is the city of Mons.

Hainaut
Province of Belgium
St. Nicolas of Smyrne church in Enghien
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Largest city	Charleroi
Capital	Mons
- coordinates	50°27′N 3°57′E
Highest point	L'Escaillère
- location	Chimay, Thuin, Hainaut
- elevation	365 m (1,198 ft)
- coordinates	49°56′N 04°25′E
Area	3,800 km² (1,467 sq mi)
Population	1,337,157 (1 January 2016)
Density	352 /km² (912 /sq mi)
Subdivisions	7 Arrondissements 69 Municipalities
Governor	Tommy Leclercq
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal codes	6000–6599/7000–7999
ISO 3166-2	BE-WHT
Location of the Hainaut province
Website: Official site

It is the westernmost province of the Walloon Region.

Geography

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 3,800 km² (1,467 sq mi) with a population of 1,337,157 and a density of 351.9 inhabitants per km²; 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 m (32.8 ft), in Celles, and 365 m (1,197.5 ft), in L'Escaillère.

Administrative divisions

The province of Hainaut is divided into seven arrondissements (Ath, Charleroi, Mons, Mouscron, Soignies, Thuin and Tournai) and a total of 69 municipalities.

Map of the municipalities of Hainaut
(names are in the following table)

Municipalities by arrondissements, with their numbers in the map

Ath	Charleroi	Mons	Mouscron
Ath (4) Beloeil (6) Bernissart (7) Brugelette (11) Chièvres (17) Ellezelles (24) Flobecq (31) Frasnes-lez-Anvaing (34)	Aiseau-Presles (1) Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont (14) Charleroi (15) Châtelet (16) Courcelles (21) Farciennes (29) Fleurus (30) Fontaine-l'Evêque (32) Gerpinnes (36) Les Bons Villers (44) Manage (48) Montigny-le-Tilleul (53) Pont-à-Celles (58) Seneffe (64)	Boussu (9) Colfontaine (19) Dour (22) Frameries (33) Hensies (38) Honnelles (39) Jurbise (40) Lens (43) Mons (51) Quaregnon (59) Quévy (60) Quiévrain (61) Saint-Ghislain (63)	Comines-Warneton (20) Mouscron (55)
Soignies	Thuin	Tournai
Braine-le-Comte (10) Ecaussinnes (23) Enghien (25) La Louvière (41) Le Roeulx (42) Lessines (45) Silly (65) Soignies (67)	Anderlues (2) Beaumont (5) Binche (8) Chimay (18) Erquelinnes (26) Estinnes (28) Froidchapelle (35) Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes (37) Lobbes (47) Merbes-le-Château (49) Momignies (50) Morlanwelz (54) Sivry-Rance (66) Thuin (68)	Antoing (3) Brunehaut (12) Celles (13) Estaimpuis (27) Leuze-en-Hainaut (46) Mont-de-l'Enclus (52) Pecq (56) Péruwelz (57) Rumes (62) Tournai (69)

Population by arrondissement

Population on 1 January of each year.

Arrondissement	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Ath	81,825	82,725	83,129	83,752	84,493	84,958
Charleroi	422,598	423,204	424,289	425,110	427,258	428,711
Mons	249,878	250,431	250,684	251,901	253,373	254,285
Mouscron	70,718	71,411	71,938	72,380	73,055	73,895
Soignies	180,154	181,217	182,155	183,169	184,121	185,161
Thuin	147,475	148,178	148,558	149,082	149,801	150,406
Tournai	142,196	142,931	143,683	144,486	145,183	145,780
Province of Hainaut	1,294,844	1,300,097	1,304,436	1,309,880	1,317,284	1,323,196

Other websites

• (in French) Official web site of the Hainaut province
• (in French) Hainaut Développement