Bavay (pronounced [bavɛ] ) is a French commune in the Nord department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of northern France.
Population: 3,414
Latitude: 50° 17' 53.81" N
Longitude: 3° 47' 37.39" E
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 Br…
The Borinage is an area in the Walloon province of Hainaut in Belgium. The provincial capital Mons is located in the east of the Borinage.
Cuesmes is a village near the Belgian town Mons in the province of 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.
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.
Jemappes (in older texts also: Jemmapes) is a Walloon town in south-western Belgium, province Hainaut. Since 1973, it is part of the city Mons.
Grand-Hornu is an old industrial mining complex in Hornu in the municipality of Boussu, Belgium. It was built by Henri De Gorge between 1810 and 1830. It is a unique example of functional town-planning. Today it is owned by the province of Hainaut, …
Ghlin is a village near the Belgian town Mons in the province of Hainaut.
Spiennes is a Walloon village in the municipality of Mons, Belgium.
The Arrondissement of Mons (French: Arrondissement de Mons; Dutch: Arrondissement Bergen) is one of the seven administrative arrondissements in the Province of Hainaut, Belgium.
Saint-Ghislain Airport (in French, Aérodrome de Saint-Ghislain) (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EBSG) is a small airfield located in Saint-Ghislain, province of Hainaut, Belgium.
Petit Wasmes is a village near Wasmes in the municipality of Colfontaine in Belgium.
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, Je…
The Forêt de Mormal (Forest of Mormal) is a forest in France, near the Franco-Belgian border. It is best known to the British for its role in the retreat from Mons in August 1914. Its perceived lack of passable roads forced I and II Corps of the Bri…
Baudour is a village near the Belgian towns of Saint-Ghislain and Mons in the province of Hainaut.
Mons.Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Mons (Jemappes), Belgium. Mons.Arena holds 3,700 people.
Maubeuge Abbey (French: Abbaye de Maubeuge) was a women's monastery in Maubeuge, in the County of Hainaut, now northern France, close to the modern border with Belgium. It is best known today as the abbey founded by St. Aldegonde, still a popular fi…
Hyon is a village near the Belgian town Mons in the province of Hainaut.