Hainaut (Dutch: Henegouwen) is the westernmost province of Wallonia, in Belgium. 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 (French: arrondissements) which contain 69 municipalities. A somewhat old-fashioned English version is Hainault.

See the medieval history of the County of Hainaut.

Districts

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

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)