Arrondissement of Mouscron
Arrondissement de Mouscron | |
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Former
arrondissement | |
![]() Location of the arrondissement in
Hainaut | |
Coordinates: 50°45′N 3°12′E / 50.75°N 3.2°E | |
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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) |
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.
The Administrative Arrondissement of Mouscron consists of the following municipalities and former municipalities (with their Dutch name):
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