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.
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. 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
- ^ 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) - ^ McRae, Kenneth D. (1983). Conflict and Compromise in Multilingual Societies: Belgium. Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-88920-195-8.
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