Arrondissement of Mouscron

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.

Arrondissement of Mouscron Arrondissement de Mouscron
Former arrondissement
Location of the arrondissement in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50.75°N 3.2°E / 50.75; 3.2
Country	Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
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 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.

Municipalities

The Administrative Arrondissement of Mouscron consists of the following municipalities and former municipalities (with their Dutch name):

• Comines-Warneton (Komen-Waasten)
  • Comines (Komen)
  • Houthem
  • Ploegsteert
  • Bas-Warneton (Neerwaasten)
  • Warneton (Waasten)
• Mouscron (Moeskroen)
  • Mouscron (Moeskroen)
  • Luingne
  • Dottignies (Dottenijs)
  • Herseaux (Herzeeuw)

References

1. Law, Gwillim (2011). Administrative subdivisions of countries : a comprehensive world reference, 1900 through 1998. Jefferson, N.C. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-4766-0447-3. OCLC 910103003.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
2. McRae, Kenneth D. (1983). Conflict and Compromise in Multilingual Societies: Belgium. Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-88920-195-8.