Borinage

Borinage
Region of Belgium
Typical views of the Borinage
Borinage is located in Belgium
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
Borains (from Jemappes) fired upon by the civic guard of Mons during the Belgian general strike of 1893 (Le Petit Journal, May 1893)

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.

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