Arrondissement of Mouscron explained

Arrondissement of Mouscron
Type:Former arrondissement
Coordinates:50.75°N 3.2°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Belgium
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Province
Parts Type:Municipalities
Parts Style:para
P1:2
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:101.17
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2

The Arrondissement of Mouscron (;) 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.

Municipalities

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

Notes and References

  1. Book: Law, Gwillim . Administrative subdivisions of countries : a comprehensive world reference, 1900 through 1998 . 2011 . 978-1-4766-0447-3 . Jefferson, N.C. . 50 . 910103003.
  2. Book: McRae, Kenneth D. . Conflict and Compromise in Multilingual Societies: Belgium . 1983 . Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press . 978-0-88920-195-8 . 156 . en.