Haine | |
Map: | Haine (rivière).png |
Source1 Location: | Hainaut, Belgium |
Mouth Location: | Scheldt |
Mouth Coordinates: | 50.4381°N 3.5942°W |
Subdivision Type1: | Countries |
Subdivision Name1: | Belgium and France |
Length: | ca. 78km (48miles) |
The Haine (pronounced as /fr/; pronounced as /nl/; ; pcd|Héne; wa|Hinne) is a river in southern Belgium (Hainaut) and northern France (Nord), right tributary of the river Scheldt. The Haine gave its name to the County of Hainaut, and the present province of Hainaut. Its source is in Anderlues, Belgium. As the western end of the sillon industriel, Wallonia's industrial backbone, it flows through the heavily industrialized Borinage region, notably the towns La Louvière, Mons and Saint-Ghislain. A few kilometres after crossing the border into France, the Haine flows into the Scheldt in Condé-sur-l'Escaut. Its length within Belgium is [1] and the Belgian part of its drainage basin is .[2]