Ath (French pronunciation: ​[at]; Dutch: Aat, Dutch pronunciation: [aːt] (listen); Picard: Ât; Walloon: Ate) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.  
The municipality consists of the following districts: Arbre, Ath, Bouvignies, Ghislenghien, Gibecq, Houtaing, Irchonwelz, Isières, Lanquesaint, Ligne, Maffle, Mainvault, Meslin-l'Évêque, Moulbaix, Ormeignies, Ostiches, Rebaix, Villers-Notre-Dame, and Villers-Saint-Amand.
Ath is known as the "City of Giants" after the Ducasse d'Ath festivities which take place every year on the fourth weekend in August. Huge figures representing Goliath, Samson, and other allegoric figures are paraded through the streets, and Goliath's wedding and his famous fight with David are re-enacted.
Ath is the point of origin of the river Dender from the merger of its Eastern and Western branches.


The town is served by the A26 motorway. The National Railway Company of Belgium has a service through Ath, although it no longer stops there since the late 2000s.
Ath railway station is located on Place de la Gare, near to Ath's famous brewery and close to its football club (Racing FC Union Luxembourg).

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