Hyon ( wa, Avrè) is a village of
Wallonia
Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—alo ...
and a district of the municipality of
Mons
Mons (; German and nl, Bergen, ; Walloon and pcd, Mont) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
Mons was made into a fortified city by Count Baldwin IV of Hainaut in the 12th century. T ...
, located in the
province of Hainaut
Hainaut (, also , , ; nl, Henegouwen ; wa, Hinnot; pcd, Hénau), historically also known as Heynowes in English, is a province of Wallonia and Belgium.
To its south lies the French department of Nord, while within Belgium it borders (clock ...
,
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
.
It was a municipality until the
fusion of the Belgian municipalities
The fusion of the Belgian municipalities (French: ''fusion des communes'', Dutch: ''fusie van Belgische gemeenten'') was a Belgian political process that rationalized and reduced the number of municipalities in Belgium between 1975 and 1983. In 19 ...
in 1977.
Gallery
Image:0 Hyon vu du Mont Héribus (1).JPG, The village seen from the summit of Mount Héribus.
Image:Hyon JPG05a.jpg, Bridge/Dam on the river ''la Trouille'' (16th century).
Image:Hyon JPG05b.jpg, Bridge/Dam.
Image:Église Hyon D02.jpg, Church Saint-Martin (1874-1876).
Image:Hyon AR1aJPG.jpg, Remarkable hybrid plane of the common park.
Image:Hyon - Arbre de la Liberté - Tilia x europaea L. (1).jpg, The ''Tree of the Liberty'' - Common Lime planted in the end of the 18th century.
Sub-municipalities of Mons
Former municipalities of Hainaut (province)
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