Arrondissement of Tournai
Arrondissement de Tournai
Location of the arrondissement in Hainaut
Location of the arrondissement in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°36′N 3°24′E / 50.6°N 3.4°E / 50.6; 3.4
Country Belgium
Region Wallonia
Province Hainaut
Municipalities10
Area
  Total607.52 km2 (234.56 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2017)
  Total146,910
  Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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.


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