The Arrondissement of Tournai (; ) is a former

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in the Walloon

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of Hainaut,

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. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. However, the Judicial Arrondissement of Tournai also comprises the municipality of

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in the Arrondissement of Soignies and all municipalities of the

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, with the exception of the municipalities of Brugelette and Chièvres. In 2019 it was merged into the new Arrondissement of Tournai-Mouscron.

Municipalities

The Administrative Arrondissement of Tournai consists of the following

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: * Antoing * Brunehaut * Celles * Estaimpuis * Leuze-en-Hainaut * Mont-de-l'Enclus * Pecq * Péruwelz * Rumes *

Tournai Tournai ( , ; ; ; , sometimes Anglicisation (linguistics), anglicised in older sources as "Tournay") is a city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Hainaut Province, Province of Hainaut, Belgium. It lies by ...

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