Borinage

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Borinage
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 / 50.433; 3.833
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.^[1] 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.