Arrondissement of Mons

Arrondissement of Mons Arrondissement de Mons Arrondissement Bergen
—  Arrondissement  —
Location of the arrondissement in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°27′N 3°51′E / 50.45°N 3.85°E / 50.45; 3.85Coordinates: 50°27′N 3°51′E / 50.45°N 3.85°E / 50.45; 3.85
Country	Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Municipalities	13
Area
– Total	583.99 km2 (225.5 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2006)
– Total	249,500
– Density	427.2/km2 (1,106.5/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

The Arrondissement of Mons (French: Arrondissement de Mons; Dutch: Arrondissement Bergen) is one of the seven administrative arrondissements in the Province of Hainaut, Belgium.

It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. However, the Judicial Arrondissement of Mons also comprises all municipalities of the Arrondissement of Soignies but one (Lessines), as well as the municipalities of Brugelette en Chièvres of the Arrondissement of Ath.

Municipalities

The Administrative Arrondissement of Mons consists of the following municipalities:

• Boussu
• Colfontaine
• Dour
• Frameries
• Hensies
• Honnelles
• Jurbise
• Lens
• Mons
• Quaregnon
• Quévy
• Quiévrain
• Saint-Ghislain