Obourg
Obourg (Walloon: Obour) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Mons, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
It was a municipality until the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1977.
History
It is the site of the first British soldier to be killed in the First World War, Private John Parr on 21 August 1914.
Agriculture
Obourg was known for its tobacco in the past.
See also
Gallery
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Chapel Saint-Macaire (1616).
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Church Saint-Martin.
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Obourg train station
