Spiennes

Spiennes
Spiene (Walloon)
Saint-Amand Church
Saint-Amand Church
Location of Spiennes
Map
Location of Spiennes in Mons
Location of Spiennes in Mons
Spiennes is located in Belgium
Spiennes
Spiennes
Spiennes is located in Hainaut (Belgium)
Spiennes
Spiennes
Coordinates: 50°25′09″N 3°56′38″E / 50.41917°N 3.94389°E / 50.41917; 3.94389
Country Belgium
Community French Community
Region Wallonia
Province Hainaut
ArrondissementMons
MunicipalityMons
Area
 • Total
5.370 km2 (2.073 sq mi)
Population
 (2024-01-01)
 • Total
976
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Postal codes
7032
Area codes065

Spiennes (French pronunciation: [spjɛn]; Walloon: Spiene) is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Mons.[1]

Heritage

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The locality is well known for its neolithic flint mines,[2] which are on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 2000.

References

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  1. ^ "LISTE ALPHABETIQUE DES COMMUNES - Fusions de 1963 à 1977" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Neolithic Flint Mines of Petit-Spiennes : Official web site". Archived from the original on 2007-12-31. Retrieved 2007-12-16.

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