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Discover Cornet
The district Cornet of Boussu in Province du Hainaut (Wallonia) is a district in Belgium about 38 mi south-west of Brussels, the country's capital city.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 51 °F
Morning Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
Evening Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
Night Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 5% |
Air Humidity | 91% |
Air Pressure | 991 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (9 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 30th of March 2024
11°C (52 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 31st of March 2024
14°C (56 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 1st of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
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Videos from this area
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Texaco gasstation in Saint-Ghislain (B)
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MONS 2015 Emmanuel Vinchon présente Le Grand Ouest
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Time-lapse de Boussu-Hornu | Campagne Ecolo
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20121007 | League | R. Boussu Dour Borinage - R.A.F.C. | RAFC.TV
Second Division Belgium Season 2012-2013 Matchday 08 - October 7th 2012 ----- R. Boussu Dour Borinage - R. Antwerp F.C. ~ 0-0 ----- Recorded by RAFC.TV - http://www.rafc.tv/ Match Stats by...
20101031 | League | R. Boussu Dour Borinage - R.A.F.C. | RAFC.TV
Season 2010-2011 - Second Division Belgium Matchday 12 - October 31st 2010 ----- R. Boussu Dour Borinage - R. Antwerp F.C. ~ 3-0 1-0 (27') Alexandre Guinot 2-0 (74') Anthony Delplace...
20100324 | League | R. Boussu Dour Borinage - R.A.F.C. | EXQI
Second Division Belgium Season 2009-2010 Matchday 14 - March 24th 2010 ----- R. Boussu Dour Borinage - R. Antwerp F.C. ~ 1-0 1-0 (58') Orlando Silvestri ----- Recorded by EXQI - http://www....
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Hainaut (province)
Hainaut is a province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the North) in Belgium on the provinces of West Flanders, East Flanders, Flemish Brabant and those of Walloon Brabant and Namur, and on France. It has an area of 3,800 km² which is divided into seven administrative districts containing 69 municipalities. Its capital is Mons.
Battle of Malplaquet
The Battle of Malplaquet, fought on 11 September 1709, was one of the main battles of the War of the Spanish Succession, which opposed the Bourbons of France and Spain against an alliance whose major members were the Habsburg Monarchy, Great Britain, the United Provinces and the Kingdom of Prussia.
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.
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.
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.
Borinage
The Borinage is an area in the Walloon province of Hainaut. The provincial capital Mons is located in the east of the Borinage. In French the inhabitants are called Borains. But there was a great sociological difference between Mons and the Borains of all the villages around Mons.
Dour Festival
Dour Festival is an annual music festival in the municipality of Dour, Belgium. Since its creation in 1989, the festival has grown to an attendance of about 144,000 in 2008 (over 4 days). The first year, only five bands were programmed. The festival format now consists of 4 days, 6 stages and 200 bands and DJ's. The festival's acts come from a wide range of genres, such as: electro, rock, drum and bass, pop, R&B, reggae, house, punk, hardcore, metal, hip-hop, indie, techno and more.
ANF Industrie
Ateliers de Construction du Nord de la France was a French locomotive manufacturer, based at Crespin in the Arrondissement of Valenciennes, northern France. Later known as ANF Industrie or ANF the company was acquired by Bombardier Transportation in 1989 and is now part of Bombardier Transport France S.A.S.
Grand Hornu
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, which houses temporary exhibitions in the buildings. As one of four Major Mining Sites of Wallonia, UNESCO designated it a World Heritage Site in 2012
Petit Wasmes
Petit Wasmes is a village near Wasmes in the municipality of Colfontaine in Belgium. It was once the home of Vincent van Gogh.
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= }}
Saint-Ghislain Airport
Saint-Ghislain Airport (in French, Aérodrome de Saint-Ghislain) is a small airfield located in Saint-Ghislain, province of Hainaut, Belgium. Privately managed, the airport is home to an active flight school (Aéroclub du Borinage), but also to other aeronautical oriented leisure activities, such as old aircraft restoration, or amateur aircraft building. A modernization of the airport was completed in 1992, including a hard-surfacing of the single runway.
Boussu Dour Borinage
Royal Boussu Dour Borinage is a Belgian association football club based in Boussu in the province of Hainaut. They have been playing in the Belgian Second Division since 2009–10. R. Boussu Dour Borinage were formerly known as Royal Francs Borains up until the start of the 2008–09 season. They play their home games at the Stade Robert Urbain, formerly known as Stade Vedette in Boussu. Their highest league ranking was a 5th place in the second division in 2009–10.
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.
Grand Large
The Grand Large is an artificial lake of Belgium, not far from the city of Mons. The lake is situated along the highway E19 between Paris and Brussels. Its marina can host 157 boats. The lake is linked to two canals: to the east, the Nimy-Blaton-Péronnes Canal, to the west the Canal du Centre.
Château de Belœil
The Château de Belœil or Château of Belœil is a château situated in the municipality of Belœil in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Since the 14th century it has been the residence of the Prince de Ligne. The château lies in the middle of a magnificent Baroque garden designed in 1664. The château and gardens can be visited during spring and summer.
Ghlin
Ghlin is a village near the Belgian town Mons in the province of Hainaut.
Baudour
Baudour is a village near the Belgian towns of Saint-Ghislain and Mons in the province of Hainaut. Henri Delmotte and Michel Daerden were born in Baudour
Ciply
Ciply is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of Hainaut.
Flénu
Flénu is a village near the Belgian town Mons in the province of Hainaut.
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.
Montignies-sur-Roc
Montignies-sur-Roc is a village in the municipality Honnelles, in the Belgian province of Hainaut. The village is located amidst the "Parc naturel des Hauts-Pays". The village is located near the French border, along the river la Petite Honnelle. The village is home to the Brasserie de l'Abbaye des Rocs, a brewery where Abbaye des Rocs, Blanche de Honnelles, Montagnards and Altitude 6 are brewed.
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.
Louvignies-Bavay
Louvignies-Bavay is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France. In 1946 it was merged into Bavay.
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.