Hainaut Province

In addition to the main language French, Picard is spoken in the western and central parts of the province, while in the eastern part a mixture of Walloon and Picard is spoken (Wallo-Picard). Some Flemish and Brabantic dialects of Dutch are spoken in the municipalities bordering the Flemish region. ==History==

The province derives from the French Revolutionary Jemmape department, formed in 1795 from part of the medieval County of Hainaut, the small territory of Tournai and the Tournaisis, a part of the county of Namur (Charleroi), and also a small part of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège (Thuin). (A large part of the historical county of Hainaut is now within France and sometimes referred to as French Hainaut.) == Subdivisions ==

Hainaut province is divided into 7 administrative districts (arrondissements), subdivided into a total of 69 municipalities. It has an area of . Arrondissements Arrondissement Ath Belgium Map.png|Ath Arrondissement Charleroi Belgium Map.png|Charleroi Arrondissement La Louvière Belgium Map.png|La Louvière Arrondissement Mons Belgium Map.png|Mons Arrondissement Soignies Belgium Map.png|Soignies Arrondissement Thuin Belgium Map.png|Thuin Arrondissement Tournai-Mouscron Belgium Map.png|Tournai-Mouscron Municipalities ==Governors==

The gross domestic product (GDP) of the province was €34.2 billion in 2018, accounting for 7.4% of Belgium's economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was €22,500 or 75% of the EU27 average in the same year. Hainaut is the province with the second lowest GDP per capita. ==Miscellaneous==

The patron saint of the province Hainaut is Saint Waltrude. ==Notes==