Borinage
Borinage | |
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Region of Belgium | |
Typical views of the Borinage | |
Borinage Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°26′N 3°50′E / 50.433°N 3.833°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Hainaut |
The Borinage (French pronunciation: [bɔʁinaʒ]) is an area in the Walloon province of Hainaut in Belgium. The name derives from the coal mines of the region, bores, meaning mineshafts in local dialect. The region formed part of the wider industrial belt known as the Sillon industriel. In French, the inhabitants of the Borinage are called Borains.
The provincial capital, Mons, is located in the east of the Borinage, but there was a great sociological difference between the inhabitants of Mons and the Borains of the villages around Mons.