Hainaut
Arrondissement of Mons
Mons

Saint-Symphorien

Saint-Symphorien is a sub-municipality of the city of located in the , , . It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Mons.
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Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Village with 3,400 residents
  • Description: Sub-municipality of the city of Mons, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Saint-Symphorien, Belgium”
  • Postal code: 7030
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Symphorien Military Cemetery and Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes.

Cemetery
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
The 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.

Archaeological site
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The are among the largest and earliest Neolithic flint mines which survive in north-western Europe, located close to the village of , southeast of , Belgium. is situated 3 km southwest of Saint-Symphorien.

Castle
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a ruined castle in the village of in the town of , province of Hainaut, , . is situated 3½ km northeast of Saint-Symphorien.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Villers-Saint-Ghislain and Spiennes.

Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.
is a sub-municipality of the city of located in the , , . It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Mons.

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small village with about a thousand inhabitants in , close to . The town itself is mostly an attraction for what it once was, that being the foremost Neolithic production centre of pre-historic Europe.

Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
is a sub-municipality of the city of located in the , , . It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Mons. is situated 3 km south of Saint-Symphorien.

Saint-Symphorien

Latitude
50.43663° or 50° 26′ 12″ north
Longitude
4.01257° or 4° 0′ 45″ east
Population
3,400
Elevation
44 metres (144 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BE SSY
Open location code
9F26C2P7+J2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 420299526
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2787322
Wiki­data ID
Q2320844
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Walloon—“Saint-Symphorien” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Saint-Symphorien”
  • Cebuano: “Saint-Symphorien”
  • Chinese: “圣桑福里安”
  • Chinese: “聖桑福里安”
  • Dutch: “Saint-Symphorien”
  • French: “Saint-Symphorien”
  • Hungarian: “Saint-Symphorien”
  • Irish: “Saint-Symphorien”
  • Latin: “Sanctus Symphorianus”
  • Polish: “Saint-Symphorien (Mons)”
  • Polish: “Saint-Symphorien”
  • Russian: “Сен-Сенфорьен”
  • Swedish: “Saint-Symphorien, Belgien”
  • Swedish: “Saint-Symphorien”
  • Walloon: “Sint-Symforyin”

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Notable Places Nearby

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Saint-Symphorien”. Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.