Arrondissement of Charleroi explained

Arrondissement of Charleroi
Type:	Arrondissement of Belgium
Coordinates:	50.45°N 4.45°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Belgium
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Type2:	Province
Parts Type:	Municipalities
Parts Style:	para
P1:	12
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Total Km2:	472.19
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone1:	CET
Utc Offset1:	+1
Timezone1 Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:	+2

The Arrondissement of Charleroi (;) is one of the seven administrative arrondissements in the Walloon province of Hainaut, Belgium.^[1] It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. However, the Judicial Arrondissement of Charleroi also comprises the municipalities of the Arrondissement of Thuin.

Municipalities

The Administrative Arrondissement of Charleroi consists of the following municipalities:

Since 2019

• Aiseau-Presles
• Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont
• Charleroi
• Châtelet
• Courcelles
• Farciennes

• Fleurus
• Fontaine-l'Evêque
• Gerpinnes
• Les Bons Villers
• Montigny-le-Tilleul
• Pont-à-Celles

Before 2019

• Aiseau-Presles
• Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont
• Charleroi
• Châtelet
• Courcelles
• Farciennes
• Fleurus

• Fontaine-l'Evêque
• Gerpinnes
• Les Bons Villers
• Manage
• Montigny-le-Tilleul
• Pont-à-Celles
• Seneffe

The municipalities of Manage and Seneffe are transferred on January 1, 2019 to the Arrondissement of Soignies.

Notes and References

1. Lesthaeghe . Ron . January 2010 . Long-term Spatial Continuities in Demographic Innovations: Insights from the Belgian Example, 1846-2000 . Population Studies Center Research Report.