Blairon
District of Quévy-le-Petit
Wallonia - Belgium

Battle of Jemappes

The Battle of Jemappes (6 November 1792) took place near the town of Jemappes in Hainaut, Belgium, near Mons during the War of the First Coalition, part of the French Revolutionary Wars. One of the first major offensive battles of the war, it was a victory for the armies of the infant French Republic, and saw the French Armée du Nord, which included a large number of inexperienced volunteers, defeat a substantially smaller regular Austrian army.

Located at 50.4559, 3.8886 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Conflicts in 1792, Battles of the French Revolutionary Wars, Battles involving Austria, Battles involving France, 18th century in Belgium, 1792 in Austria, 1792 in France, War of the First Coalition, Battles of the War of the First Coalition, French Revolutionary Wars

George Lawrence Price

Private George Lawrence Price (December 15, 1892 – November 11, 1918) was a Canadian soldier. He is traditionally recognized as the last soldier of the British Empire to be killed during the First World War.

Located at 50.4322, 4.01056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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World War I memorials in Belgium, 1892 births, 1918 deaths, Canadian Expeditionary Force soldiers, Canadian military personnel killed in World War I, Canada in World War I, People from Hants County, Nova Scotia, People from Kings County, Nova Scotia, People from Moose Jaw

Battle of Mons

The Battle of Mons was the first major action of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in the First World War. It was a subsidiary action of the Battle of the Frontiers, in which the Allies clashed with Germany on the French borders. At Mons, the British army attempted to hold the line of the Mons-Condé Canal against the advancing German First Army.

Located at 50.45, 3.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Conflicts in 1914, 1914 in Belgium, Battles of the Western Front (World War I), Battles of World War I involving Belgium, Battles of World War I involving Germany, Battles of World War I involving the United Kingdom, Mons

Jemappes

Jemappes is a Walloon town in south-western Belgium, province Hainaut. Since 1976, it is part of the city Mons. Jemappes is known for the Battle of Jemappes between the French and Austrian armies in 1792. During the French occupation of Belgium (1792–1814), there was a département named after the Battle of Jemappes, see Jemmape. Jemappes was also a battleground in the First World War.

Located at 50.45, 3.88333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Populated places in Belgium

Ourthe (department)

Ourthe is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present day Germany and Belgium, at the time written as Ourte by French officials. It was named after the river Ourthe. Its territory corresponds more or less with that of the present day Belgian province Liège and a small adjacent region in North Rhine-Westphalia. The département was formed when the Southern Netherlands and the left bank of the Rhine were occupied by the French around 1795.

Located at 50.45, 3.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Former departments of France in Belgium, Former departments of France in Germany

Jemmape (department)

Jemmape is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Belgium. It was named after the Battle of Jemappes, fought between the French and the Austrians in 1792 near the village Jemappes, near Mons. Jemappes was spelled Jemmape, Jemmapes or Jemmappes at the time. Its territory corresponds more or less with that of the Belgian province Hainaut. Its capital was Mons. The département came into existence in 1795, when the Southern Netherlands were occupied by the French.

Located at 50.45, 3.88333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Former departments of France in Belgium

Mundaneum

The Mundaneum was an institution created in 1910, following an initiative begun in 1895 by Belgian lawyers Paul Otlet and Henri La Fontaine, as part of their work on documentation science. It aimed to gather together all the world's knowledge and classify it according to a system they developed called the Universal Decimal Classification.

Located at 50.4577, 3.95545 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Archives in Belgium, Mons, Museums in Hainaut (province), Classification Systems, Science studies, History of the Internet, History of computing, History of human–computer interaction, Multimodal interaction, Literary museums, Belgian inventions

Hyon

Hyon is a village near the Belgian town Mons in the province of Hainaut. On 11 November 1918, the 19th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force liberated Hyon at the end of World War I. Hyon is also the name of the oldest person known to man {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:50|26|25|N|3|57|46|E|region:BE_type:city |primary |name= }}

Located at 50.4403, 3.96278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Villages in Belgium

Faculté polytechnique de Mons

The Faculté Polytechnique de Mons (FPMs) is the oldest university of the city of Mons and the first Engineering school in Belgium (1837). Its first name was «École des Mines» (Mining School). It is a member of the TIME network (Top Industrial Managers for Europe), an association of 50 leading Engineering Schools and Faculties in Europe From January 1, 2009 the Engineering Faculty of Mons and the University of Mons-Hainaut fused in a new university simply called the University of Mons.

Located at 50.4519, 3.9525 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Education in Belgium, Mons, Educational institutions established in 1837, 1837 establishments in Belgium, Engineering universities and colleges in Belgium

Cuesmes

Cuesmes is a village near the Belgian town Mons in the province of Hainaut. The artist Vincent Van Gogh was a resident. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:50|26|21|N|3|55|11|E|region:BE_type:city |primary |name= }}

Located at 50.4392, 3.91972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Villages in Belgium

Goegnies-Chaussée

Goegnies-Chaussée is a village in the Belgian province of Hainaut. It is part of the municipality of Quévy. The border between Belgium and France runs right through the village, separating the Belgian Goegnies-Chaussée from the French Gognies-Chaussée.

Located at 50.3333, 3.93333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Villages in Belgium, Belgium–France border crossings

Mons.Arena

Mons. Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Mons, Belgium. Mons. Arena holds 3,700 people. It hosts the home games of Dexia Mons-Hainaut basketball club.

Located at 50.4502, 3.87614 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Basketball venues in Belgium, Indoor arenas in Belgium

Spiennes

Spiennes is a Walloon village in the municipality of Mons, Belgium. It is well known for its neolithic flint mines, which are on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 2000. 40x40px Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Spiennes

Located at 50.4252, 3.98898 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Villages in Hainaut (province)

Catholic university of Mons

The Catholic university of Mons is a private university in the French Community of Belgium in Mons, Wallonia, Belgium. Its official language is French. FUCaM is part of the Académie Louvain network of French-speaking catholic universities of Belgium.

Located at 50.4528, 3.98306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Universities in Belgium, Mons, Buildings and structures in Hainaut (province)

University of Mons-Hainaut

The University of Mons-Hainaut (French: Université de Mons-Hainaut) (UMH), in Mons, Wallonia, Belgium, was a university in the French Community of Belgium. Its official language was French. From January 1, 2009, the University of Mons-Hainaut and the Engineering Faculty of Mons Faculté polytechnique de Mons fused in a new university simply called the University of Mons.

Located at 50.4592, 3.95028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Universities in Belgium, Mons, Educational institutions established in 1965, Educational institutions disestablished in 2008, 1965 establishments in Belgium

Ciply

Ciply is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of Hainaut.

Located at 50.4242, 3.94639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Villages in Belgium

Nouvelles

Nouvelles is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of Hainaut.

Located at 50.4094, 3.96694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Villages in Belgium

Harveng

Harveng is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of Hainaut.

Located at 50.3953, 3.98611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Villages in Belgium

Mesvin

Mesvin is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of Hainaut.

Located at 50.4333, 3.96667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Villages in Belgium

Flénu

Flénu is a village near the Belgian town Mons in the province of Hainaut.

Located at 50.4333, 3.88333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Villages in Hainaut (province)

Initialis Science Park

The Initialis Science Park is a business incubator and science park located in Mons in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia. The science park is associated with the three universities of Mons; the University of Mons and the Facultés universitaires catholiques de Mons. The science park comprises two technopoles: Multitel, which groups telecommunications, signal and image processing and Materia Nova, which groups research and development on new materials such a ceramics.

Located at 50.4583, 3.92778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Science parks in Belgium, Mons, Buildings and structures in Hainaut (province)

University of Mons

The University of Mons (French: Université de Mons) is a new Belgian university located in the city of Mons, created by merging the Engineering Faculty of Mons (FPMs) and the University of Mons-Hainaut. The merging of the institutions was achieved following a geographical logic because of the high complementarity between them and their location in the same city.

Located at 50.4584, 3.9531 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Universities in Belgium, Mons, Educational institutions established in 2009, 2009 establishments in Belgium, Buildings and structures in Hainaut (province)

Sars-la-Bruyère Castle

Sars-la-Bruyère Castle (French: Château or Château-ferme de Sars-la-Bruyère, also known as Château-ferme de la Poterie) is a château-ferme, or fortified farmhouse, in Sars-la-Bruyère in the municipality of Frameries, province of Hainaut, Belgium. The ruins of the 13th century donjon remain, but the greater part of the château was rebuilt in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Located at 50.374, 3.879 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Castles in Belgium, Castles in Hainaut (province)

Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes

The Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes are Europe's largest and earliest neolithic mines, located close to Walloon village of Spiennes, southeast of Mons, Belgium. The mines were active during the mid and late Neolithic (4300-2200 BC). The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 2000.

Located at 50.42, 3.98257 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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World Heritage Sites in Belgium, Neolithic, Wallonia's Major Heritage, Prehistoric mines, History of Wallonia, Prehistoric sites in Belgium, Geography of Hainaut (province), Buildings and structures in Hainaut (province)

Museum François Duesberg

Museum François Duesberg was opened on 21 September 1994 and is devoted to decorative arts from the period 1775 to 1825. The museum is located in Mons opposite the collegiate Saint Waltrude Church in the former buildings of the National Bank of Belgium.

Located at 50.4542, 3.94611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Mons, Museums in Hainaut (province), Art museums and galleries in Belgium