Obourg (French pronunciation: [ɔbuʁ]; Walloon: Obour) is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium.
On 1 January 1972, Obourg was merged into Mons.
[1] It is the site of the first British soldier to be killed in the First World War, Private John Parr on 21 August 1914.
[citation needed] Obourg was known for its tobacco in the past.
[citation needed] This Hainaut Province location article is a stub.