Province · Wallonia
Hainaut
Dutch Henegouwen · French Hainaut
About Hainaut
Hainaut is one of the five provinces of Wallonia, with 1,368,562 inhabitants on 3,814 km² on 1 January 2026, or 11.5% of Belgium’s population. Its capital is Mons. The population density of 359 inhabitants per km² is close to the Belgian average of 387.
The largest municipality is Charleroi with 206,900 inhabitants; the smallest by population is Flobecq with 3,453.
Population of Hainaut since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Hainaut grew by 31,405 inhabitants (+2.3%), from 1,337,157 to 1,368,562. In the last year it changed by +3,234.
Belgium as a whole changed by +5.3% over the same period. The fastest-growing municipality in Hainaut was Braine-le-Comte (+10.9%).
All municipalities in Hainaut
| Municipality | Province | Population | Area km² | Per km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleroi | Hainaut | 206,900 | 102.8 | 2,012 |
| Mons | Hainaut | 97,745 | 147.7 | 662 |
| La Louvière | Hainaut | 81,751 | 64.3 | 1,272 |
| Tournai | Hainaut | 69,066 | 215.4 | 321 |
| Mouscron | Hainaut | 60,410 | 40.8 | 1,481 |
| Châtelet | Hainaut | 35,975 | 27.3 | 1,319 |
| Binche | Hainaut | 33,841 | 61.3 | 552 |
| Courcelles | Hainaut | 31,673 | 44.5 | 711 |
| Ath | Hainaut | 30,235 | 127.9 | 236 |
| Soignies | Hainaut | 29,397 | 111.3 | 264 |
| Manage | Hainaut | 24,249 | 19.6 | 1,236 |
| Saint-Ghislain | Hainaut | 23,969 | 70.6 | 339 |
| Braine-le-Comte | Hainaut | 23,761 | 85.0 | 280 |
| Fleurus | Hainaut | 23,037 | 59.4 | 388 |
| Frameries | Hainaut | 21,472 | 26.1 | 822 |
| Colfontaine | Hainaut | 20,761 | 13.8 | 1,509 |
| Boussu | Hainaut | 20,516 | 20.1 | 1,022 |
| Morlanwelz | Hainaut | 19,143 | 20.3 | 941 |
| Quaregnon | Hainaut | 19,018 | 11.2 | 1,703 |
| Lessines | Hainaut | 18,901 | 72.7 | 260 |
| Comines-Warneton | Hainaut | 18,286 | 61.6 | 297 |
| Fontaine-l'Évêque | Hainaut | 18,061 | 28.5 | 634 |
| Pont-à-Celles | Hainaut | 17,623 | 56.0 | 315 |
| Péruwelz | Hainaut | 17,350 | 61.1 | 284 |
| Dour | Hainaut | 16,611 | 33.6 | 494 |
| Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont | Hainaut | 15,033 | 18.2 | 824 |
| Thuin | Hainaut | 14,916 | 77.1 | 193 |
| Enghien | Hainaut | 14,702 | 39.3 | 374 |
| Belœil | Hainaut | 14,351 | 62.3 | 230 |
| Leuze-en-Hainaut | Hainaut | 14,217 | 74.5 | 191 |
| Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes | Hainaut | 13,856 | 45.7 | 303 |
| Anderlues | Hainaut | 13,107 | 17.2 | 761 |
| Gerpinnes | Hainaut | 12,836 | 47.8 | 269 |
| Frasnes-lez-Anvaing | Hainaut | 12,211 | 112.8 | 108 |
| Bernissart | Hainaut | 11,844 | 43.7 | 271 |
| Écaussinnes | Hainaut | 11,624 | 35.0 | 332 |
| Seneffe | Hainaut | 11,568 | 63.8 | 181 |
| Farciennes | Hainaut | 11,453 | 10.4 | 1,104 |
| Aiseau-Presles | Hainaut | 10,964 | 22.4 | 491 |
| Estaimpuis | Hainaut | 10,915 | 32.1 | 340 |
| Jurbise | Hainaut | 10,912 | 58.0 | 188 |
| Montigny-le-Tilleul | Hainaut | 10,110 | 15.3 | 662 |
| Erquelinnes | Hainaut | 9,941 | 44.6 | 223 |
| Les Bons Villers | Hainaut | 9,757 | 43.3 | 225 |
| Chimay | Hainaut | 9,606 | 199.0 | 48 |
| Le Rœulx | Hainaut | 8,716 | 43.3 | 201 |
| Silly | Hainaut | 8,431 | 68.6 | 123 |
| Quévy | Hainaut | 8,252 | 65.3 | 126 |
| Brunehaut | Hainaut | 8,094 | 46.6 | 174 |
| Estinnes | Hainaut | 7,903 | 73.2 | 108 |
| Antoing | Hainaut | 7,602 | 31.3 | 243 |
| Chièvres | Hainaut | 7,133 | 47.4 | 150 |
| Beaumont | Hainaut | 7,104 | 93.5 | 76 |
| Hensies | Hainaut | 6,828 | 26.5 | 258 |
| Quiévrain | Hainaut | 6,823 | 21.6 | 316 |
| Pecq | Hainaut | 5,967 | 33.2 | 180 |
| Lobbes | Hainaut | 5,950 | 31.9 | 187 |
| Ellezelles | Hainaut | 5,884 | 45.2 | 130 |
| Celles | Hainaut | 5,732 | 67.5 | 85 |
| Rumes | Hainaut | 5,351 | 24.0 | 223 |
| Momignies | Hainaut | 5,214 | 86.1 | 61 |
| Honnelles | Hainaut | 5,095 | 44.4 | 115 |
| Sivry-Rance | Hainaut | 4,828 | 73.3 | 66 |
| Lens | Hainaut | 4,608 | 49.9 | 92 |
| Merbes-le-Château | Hainaut | 4,193 | 30.6 | 137 |
| Froidchapelle | Hainaut | 3,999 | 86.5 | 46 |
| Brugelette | Hainaut | 3,889 | 28.6 | 136 |
| Mont-de-l'Enclus | Hainaut | 3,839 | 27.2 | 141 |
| Flobecq | Hainaut | 3,453 | 23.3 | 148 |