The first Sambre-Avesnois Sud-Hainaut cross-border assembly met in Maubeuge

April 2025

April 11th 2025 marks an important milestone for Franco-Belgian cooperation: the official creation of the Sambre-Avesnois Sud-Hainaut cross-border assembly. The MOT was present for this inauguration, which followed the signing of a cooperation agreement*.

Since 2021, the MOT has been assisting the Communauté d’Agglomération Maubeuge Val-de-Sambre (Maubeuge Val-de-Sambre conurbation community), the leader of this initiative, in setting up flexible and innovative governance between the arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe (France) and the arrondissements of Mons, La Louvière, Charleroi and Thuin (Belgium).

This governance now takes the form of a cross-border assembly supported by thematic workshops bringing together elected representatives and technical experts. A workshop, on health, was held on March 28th in Jeumont, led by the MOT.

* This Franco-Belgian Assembly is made up of the 16 signatories of the agreement:
– Walloon Region
– Province of Hainaut
– City of Charleroi
– City of Mons
– City of La Louvière
– City of Thuin
– Intercommunal association for the management and implementation of technical and economic studies (Intercommunale pour la Gestion et la Réalisation d’Etudes Techniques et Economiques – IGRETEC)
– Intercommunal association for economic development and planning of Cœur du Hainaut (Intercommunale de Développement Économique et d’Aménagement du Cœur du Hainaut – IDEA)
– Hauts de France Region
– Nord Department
– Maubeuge-Val de Sambre Conurbation Community
– Pays de Mormal Community of Municipalities
– Community of Communes of Cœur de l’Avesnois
– Community of Communes of Sud Avesnois
– Town of Maubeuge
– Town of Jeumont

Long live Sambre-Avesnois Sud-Hainaut cooperation!