Arrondissement of Mons

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Arrondissement of Mons
Arrondissement de Mons
Arrondissement Mons Belgium Map.svg
Location of the arrondissement in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°27′N3°51′E / 50.45°N 3.85°E / 50.45; 3.85
CountryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Region Flag of Wallonia.svg  Wallonia
Province Flag of Hainaut.svg  Hainaut
Municipalities 13
Area
  Total583.99 km2 (225.48 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2017)
  Total258,431
  Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

The Arrondissement of Mons (French : Arrondissement de Mons; Dutch : Arrondissement Bergen) is one of the seven administrative arrondissements in the Walloon province of Hainaut, Belgium.

It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. However, the Judicial Arrondissement of Mons also comprises all municipalities of the Arrondissement of Soignies but one (Lessines), as well as the municipalities of Brugelette en Chièvres of the Arrondissement of Ath.

Municipalities

The Administrative Arrondissement of Mons consists of the following municipalities: [1]

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References

  1. "Chiffres de population au 1er janvier 2022" (PDF). Federal Public Service Interior . Retrieved January 5, 2023.