Arrondissement of Mouscron

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Arrondissement of Mouscron
Arrondissement de Mouscron
Arrondissement Mouscron Belgium Map.svg
Location of the arrondissement in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°45′N3°12′E / 50.75°N 3.2°E / 50.75; 3.2
CountryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Region Flag of Wallonia.svg  Wallonia
Province Flag of Hainaut.svg  Hainaut
Municipalities 2
Area
  Total101.17 km2 (39.06 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2017)
  Total75,875
  Density750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

The Arrondissement of Mouscron (French : Arrondissement de Mouscron; Dutch : Arrondissement Moeskroen) is a former arrondissement in the Walloon province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is not a judicial arrondissement. Its municipalities are a part of the Judicial Arrondissement of Tournai.

The arrondissement was created in 1963 after several municipalities were transferred from the Dutch-speaking province of West Flanders to French-speaking Hainaut following the language laws of 1962. [1] [2] In 2019 it was merged into the new Arrondissement of Tournai-Mouscron.

Municipalities

The Administrative Arrondissement of Mouscron consists of the following municipalities and former municipalities (with their Dutch name):

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References

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