The Arrondissement of Ath (french: Arrondissement d'Ath; nl, Arrondissement Aat) is one of the seven administrative
arrondissements
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Europe
France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements' ...
in the
Walloon province
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of
Hainaut,
Belgium
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. It is not a
judicial arrondissement. Two of its municipalities,
Brugelette and
Chièvres, are part of the Judicial
Arrondissement of Mons
The Arrondissement of Mons (french: Arrondissement de Mons; nl, Arrondissement Bergen) is one of the seven administrative arrondissements in the Walloon province of Hainaut, Belgium.
It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissem ...
, while the others are part of the Judicial
Arrondissement of Tournai.
Municipalities
The Administrative Arrondissement of Ath consists of the following
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
:
Since 2019
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Ath
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Belœil
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Bernissart
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Brugelette
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Chièvres
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Ellezelles
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Enghien
Enghien (; nl, Edingen ; pcd, Inguî; vls, Enge) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
On 1January 2006, Enghien had a total population of 11,980. The total area is , which gives a population den ...
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Flobecq
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Frasnes-lez-Anvaing
Frasnes-lez-Anvaing (; pcd, Fraine-lez-Anvégne; wa, Fraine-dilé-Anvegn) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
On 1 January 2018 the municipality had 11,740 inhabitants. The total area is 112.44 km², ...
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Lessines
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Silly
Before 2019
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Ath
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Belœil
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Bernissart
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Brugelette
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Chièvres
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Ellezelles
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Flobecq
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Frasnes-lez-Anvaing
Frasnes-lez-Anvaing (; pcd, Fraine-lez-Anvégne; wa, Fraine-dilé-Anvegn) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
On 1 January 2018 the municipality had 11,740 inhabitants. The total area is 112.44 km², ...
The three
municipalities
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
of the
Arrondissement of Soignies (Enghien, Lessines and Silly) are integrated into the Arrondissement of Ath on January 1, 2019.
Ath
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