Spiennes

Spiennes (; ) 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.

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Settlement.name: Spiennes
Settlement.settlement_type: Sub-municipality of Mons
Settlement.image_skyline: Spiennes E1aJPG.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Saint-Amand Church
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.image_map1: Spiennes Mons Hainaut Belgium Map.svg
Settlement.map_caption1: Location of Spiennes in Mons
Settlement.pushpin_map: Belgium#Belgium Hainaut
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Community
Settlement.subdivision_name1: French Community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Wallonia
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Hainaut
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Arrondissement
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Mons
Settlement.subdivision_type5: Municipality

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Elevation: 44
Image: Viaduct Spiennes - Hainaut - Belgique.jpg

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Commons category: Spiennes
postal code: 7032
P13200: Brasília

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Spiennes (; ) 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.

== Heritage == The locality is well known for its neolithic flint mines, which are on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 2000.