Arrondissement of Tournai (original) (raw)

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Former arrondissement in Wallonia, Belgium

Arrondissement of Tournai Arrondissement de Tournai
Former arrondissement
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
Municipalities	10
Area
• Total	607.52 km2 (234.56 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2017)
• Total	146,910
• Density	240/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]

The Administrative Arrondissement of Tournai consists of the following municipalities: