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Borinage
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Borinage | |
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Region of Belgium | |
.jpg) .jpg)   Typical views of the Borinage | |
  Borinage Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°26′N 3°50′E / 50.433°N 3.833°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Region |  Wallonia |
| Province |  Hainaut |
The Borinage (French pronunciation: [bɔʁinaʒ]) is an area in the Walloon province of Hainaut in Belgium. The name derives from the coal mines of the region, bores, meaning mineshafts.[1] In French, the inhabitants of the Borinage are called Borains.
The provincial capital, Mons, is located in the east of the Borinage, but there was a great sociological difference between the inhabitants of Mons and the Borains of the villages around Mons.
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