What is "hainaut"

Hainaut (Archaic English: Hainault, Heynalt, Heynowes; , ; , ; ; ; ) is a province of Belgium in the Walloon region.

To its south lies the French Nord department, while within Belgium it borders (clockwise from the North) on the Flemish provinces of West Flanders, East Flanders, Flemish Brabant and the Walloon provinces of Walloon Brabant and Namur.

Its capital is Mons (Dutch Bergen) and the most populous city is Charleroi, also the province's major urban, economic and cultural hub. The city is also the financial capital of Hainaut and one of the most important commercial centers in Belgium, being the fifth largest city in the country by population.

Hainaut or Hainault may refer to:

• Hainaut (province), a modern Belgian province, part of Wallonia
• County of Hainaut, a historical lordship within the medieval Holy Roman Empire, consisting of the modern Hainaut province of Belgium and a part of northern France
• French Hainaut, a part of the modern Nord department
• Hainault, London, a suburban area
• Hainault Forest, Greater London