Mesvin
Mesvin is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Mons.- Type: Village with 969 residents
- Description: village in Belgium
- Postal code: 7022
Places of Interest
Highlights include Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes and Hyon-Ciply railway station.
Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes
Archaeological site
The Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes are among the largest and earliest Neolithic flint mines which survive in north-western Europe, located close to the Walloon village of Spiennes, southeast of Mons, Belgium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hyon and Ciply.
Hyon
Village
Hyon is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1972. On 1 January 1972, it was merged into Mons.
Ciply
Village
Ciply is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Mons.
Spiennes
Spiennes is a small village with about a thousand inhabitants in Wallonia, close to Mons. The town itself is mostly an attraction for what it once was, that being the foremost Neolithic production centre of pre-historic Europe.Mesvin
- Categories: municipality section and locality
- Location: Mons, Arrondissement of Mons, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.42837° or 50° 25′ 42″ north
Longitude
3.96067° or 3° 57′ 38″ east
Population
969
Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BE MVI
Open location code
9F25CXH6+87
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
Discover Mesvin from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Walloon—“Mesvin” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Месвин”
- Catalan: “Mesvin”
- Cebuano: “Mesvin”
- Dutch: “Mesvin”
- French: “Mesvin”
- Hungarian: “Mesvin”
- Irish: “Mesvin”
- Polish: “Mesvin”
- Swedish: “Mesvin”
- Walloon: “Mevin”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Petit Spiennes and Faubourg de Bertaimont.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Vincent and Royal Léopold Club Mesvinois.
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