Arrondissement of Mouscron

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. 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