Hainaut

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Hainaut (Dutch: Henegouwen; Ger. Hennegau) 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.

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See the medieval history of the County of Hainaut.

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Wallonia: Wallonia (French: Wallonie) or Walloon Region (French: R?gion Wallonne) is the predominantly French-speaking region that constitutes one of the three federal regions of Belgium, with its capital at Namur. Its official languages are French and German....

Belgium: The Kingdom of Belgium (Dutch: Koninkrijk Belgi?, French: Royaume de Belgique, German: K?nigreich Belgien) is a Federal state in a continuous process of devolution. It is a developed country in North-Western Europe that is bordered by the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, France, and the North Sea. ...