Arrondissement of Tournai

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Arrondissement of Tournai
Arrondissement de Tournai
Arrondissement Tournai Belgium Map.svg
Location of the arrondissement in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°36′N3°24′E / 50.6°N 3.4°E / 50.6; 3.4
CountryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
Region Wallonia
Province Hainaut
Municipalities 10
Area
  Total
607.52 km2 (234.56 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2017)
  Total
146,910
  Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

The Arrondissement of Tournai (French : Arrondissement de Tournai; Dutch : Arrondissement Doornik) is a former arrondissement in the Walloon province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. However, the Judicial Arrondissement of Tournai also comprises the municipality of Lessines in the Arrondissement of Soignies and all municipalities of the Arrondissement of Ath, with the exception of the municipalities of Brugelette and Chièvres. In 2019 it was merged into the new Arrondissement of Tournai-Mouscron. [1]

Municipalities

The Administrative Arrondissement of Tournai consists of the following municipalities:

References

  1. "Moniteur Belge - Belgisch Staatsblad". www.ejustice.just.fgov.be. Retrieved 2022-12-30.