Arrondissement of Mouscron

Arrondissement of Mouscron
*Arrondissement de Mouscron*
Arrondissement of Mouscron Arrondissement de Mouscron
Former arrondissement
	Location of the arrondissement in Hainaut
	Coordinates: 50°45′N3°12′E / 50.75°N 3.2°E Coordinates: 50°45′N3°12′E / 50.75°N 3.2°E
Country	Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Municipalities	2
Area
• Total	101.17 km2 (39.06 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2017)
• Total	75,875
• Density	750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Last updated January 30, 2023

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):

Comines-Warneton (Komen-Waasten)
- Comines (Komen)
- Houthem
- Ploegsteert
- Bas-Warneton (Neerwaasten)
- Warneton (Waasten)
Mouscron (Moeskroen)
- Mouscron (Moeskroen)
- Luingne
- Dottignies (Dottenijs)
- Herseaux (Herzeeuw)

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References

↑ Law, Gwillim (2011). Administrative subdivisions of countries : a comprehensive world reference, 1900 through 1998. Jefferson, N.C. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-4766-0447-3. OCLC 910103003.
↑ McRae, Kenneth D. (1983). Conflict and Compromise in Multilingual Societies: Belgium. Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-88920-195-8.

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[1] Law, Gwillim (2011). Administrative subdivisions of countries : a comprehensive world reference, 1900 through 1998. Jefferson, N.C. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-4766-0447-3. OCLC 910103003.

[2] McRae, Kenneth D. (1983). Conflict and Compromise in Multilingual Societies: Belgium. Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-88920-195-8.

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