Ath

Ath Ât (Picard) Aat (Dutch)
Municipality
Ath City Hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Ath
Ath Location in Belgium Location of Ath in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°37′N 03°46′E / 50.617°N 3.767°E / 50.617; 3.767
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Ath
Government
• Mayor	Bruno Lefèbvre (PS)
• Governing party/ies	PS-MR-Ecolo
Area
• Total	127.9 km2 (49.4 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	29,164
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Postal codes	7800, 7801, 7802, 7803, 7804, 7810, 7811, 7812, 7822, 7823
NIS code	51004
Area codes	068
Website	www.ath.be

Ath (French pronunciation: [at] ^ⓘ; Dutch: Aat, Dutch pronunciation: [aːt] ^ⓘ; Picard: Ât; Walloon: Ate) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Arbre, Ath, Bouvignies, Ghislenghien, Gibecq, Houtaing, Irchonwelz, Isières, Lanquesaint, Ligne, Maffle, Mainvault, Meslin-l'Évêque, Moulbaix, Ormeignies, Ostiches, Rebaix, Villers-Notre-Dame, and Villers-Saint-Amand.

Ath is known as the "City of Giants" after the Ducasse d'Ath festivities which take place every year on the fourth weekend in August. Huge figures representing Goliath, Samson, and other allegoric figures are paraded through the streets, and Goliath's wedding and his famous fight with David are re-enacted.

Ath is the point of origin of the river Dender from the merger of its Eastern and Western branches.