The Arrondissement of Mouscron (French: Arrondissement de Mouscron; Dutch: Arrondissement Moeskroen) is a former arrondissement in the Walloon provinceofHainaut, Belgium. It is not a judicial arrondissement. Its municipalities are a part of the Judicial Arrondissement of Tournai.
Arrondissement of Mouscron
Arrondissement de Mouscron
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Former arrondissement
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Coordinates: 50°45′N 3°12′E / 50.75°N 3.2°E / 50.75; 3.2 | |
Country | Belgium |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Hainaut |
Municipalities | 2 |
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• Total | 101.17 km2 (39.06 sq mi) |
Population
(1 January 2017)
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• Total | 75,875 |
• Density | 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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.
The Administrative Arrondissement of Mouscron consists of the following municipalities and former municipalities (with their Dutch name):
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