Doubling the size of the City

Doubling the size of the City:

It is  a major axis in the development of the central city with the main objective of increasing the influence of Mons.
The Grands Prés area constitutes an area of ​​155ha located less than 2km from the Grand’Place of Mons.
The development of the Grands’Prés site therefore makes it possible to double the surface area of ​​the historic center of Mons and add a contemporary extension to it.
Over the past twenty years, the Grands’Prés site has experienced exponential development. It now hosts the Congress Center, a hotel, the Lotto Mons-Expo, several housing programs, the largest shopping center in Wallonia, a science park, etc.
A new square has just been completed and helps to affirm the connection with the historic center.
The connection with the ancient city is achieved, mainly by the cycle-pedestrian connection that constitutes the Santiago Calatrava gateway station.
The Grands'Prés site has a development potential of 1000 to 1500 housing units. Furthermore, within the framework of the European “Feder” Funds, the City of Mons has undertaken the development of a vast park with an area of ​​1 .6 hectares..