Spiennes

The Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes are among the largest and earliest Neolithic flint mines which survive in north-western Europe, located close to the Walloon village of Spiennes, southeast of Mons, Belgium. The mines were active during the mid and late Neolithic between 4,300 and 2,200 BC. Declared to be "remarkable for the diversity of technological solutions used for extraction" the site and its surroundings were inducted into the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 2000.

The St Symphorien Military Cemetery is a First World War Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground in Saint-Symphorien, Belgium. It contains the graves of 284 German and 229 Commonwealth soldiers, principally those killed during the Battle of Mons. The cemetery was established by the German Army on land donated by Jean Houzeau de Lehaie. It was initially designed as a woodland cemetery before being redesigned by William Harrison Cowlishaw after the Imperial War Graves Commission took over maintenance of the cemetery after the war. Notable Commonwealth burials in the cemetery include John Parr and George Lawrence Price, traditionally believed to be the first and last Commonwealth soldiers killed in action during the First World War, and Maurice Dease, the first posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross of World War I. Notable German burials include Oskar Niemeyer, the first Iron Cross recipient of World War I.

Musketier Oskar Niemeyer (n.d. – 23 August 1914) was a German soldier. He is recognized as the first recipient (posthumous) of the Iron Cross during the First World War.

Mesvin (French pronunciation: [mevɛ̃]; Walloon: Mevin) is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Mons.

Saint-Symphorien (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sɛ̃fɔʁjɛ̃]; Walloon: Sint-Symforyin) is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Mons.

Nouvelles (French pronunciation: [nuvɛl] ; Walloon: Novele) is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Mons.

UCLouvain FUCaM Mons is a satellite campus of the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) in Mons, Wallonia, Belgium founded in 1896. Until 2011, it was an independent institution known as the Catholic university of Mons (French name: Facultés universitaires catholique de Mons, abbreviation: FUCaM). Its official language is French.UCLouvain FUCaM Mons is one of the two universities in the city Mons, the other being the University of Mons, and the main implementation of the UCLouvain in the province of Hainaut, along with UCLouvain Charleroi and UCLouvain Tournai. Before the merger of 2011, the FUCaM were one of the 9 Belgian French-speaking universities,.

Harveng (French pronunciation: [aʁvɑ̃]; Walloon: Harvent) is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Mons.

Hyon (French pronunciation: [jɔ̃]; Picard: Iyon) is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1972. On 1 January 1972, it was merged into Mons.

Harmignies (French pronunciation: [aʁmiɲi]; Walloon: Armégnî) is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Mons.

Mons Memorial Museum (MMM) is a museum located in Mons, Hainaut Province in Belgium focusing on the history of the military history of the region in World War I and World War II. Formerly known as the Museum of Military History of Mons (French: Musée d’Histoire militaire de Mons), the museum was opened in 2015 in the year that Mons was a joint European Capital of Culture. It is located in the former municipal water pumping station known as the Machine-à-Eau (lit. 'water machine') built in 1871 which was extended as part of the museum project. The museum's permanent collection includes more than 5,000 artefacts and is displayed over 1,200 square metres (13,000 sq ft). It also hosts regular temporary exhibitions.

Ciply (French pronunciation: [sipli]; Walloon: Cipli) is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Mons.