Mons (;
Dutch:
Bergen "mountains";
Picard:
Mont) is a Belgian
city and
municipality, and the capital of the
province of
Hainaut. The Mons municipality includes the former
communes of
Cuesmes,
Flénu,
Ghlin,
Hyon,
Nimy,
Obourg,
Baudour (partly),
Jemappes,
Ciply,
Harmignies,
Harveng,
Havré,
Maisières,
Mesvin,
Nouvelles,
Saint-Denis,
Saint-Symphorien,
Spiennes,
Villers-Saint-Ghislain,
Casteau (partly),
Masnuy-Saint-Jean (partly), and
Ville-sur-Haine (partly). Together with the Czech city of
Plzen, Mons is the European Capital of Culture in 2015.