Mons
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Mons is a town in Belgium. It is in the Walloon part of Belgium where French is spoken. In Flemish it is called Bergen (The French word "Mons" and the Flemish word "Bergen" both mean "Mountains").
In 2007, 91,196 people lived there.[1]
It is at 50° 27 North, 03° 56 East.[2]
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People born in Mons [change]
- Gilles Binchois, composer (15th century, birth in Mons is uncertain)
- Orlande de Lassus, composer (16th century)
- Guido de Bres, theologian (1522 to 31 May 1567)
- Giuseppe Grisoni, painter and sculptor (17th century)
- François-Joseph Fétis, musicologist, composer, critic, and teacher (18th century)
- François-Philippe de Haussy, first governor of the National Bank of Belgium (18th century)
- Paul Émile de Puydt, botanist, economist, and writer (19th century)
- Émile Motte, painter (19th century)
Twin cities [change]
France: Briare- France: Thoissey
- France: Vannes
United Kingdom: Sefton
China: Changsha
United States: Little Rock, Arkansas
Other websites [change]
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