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Mouscron
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Mouscron (; Dutch and , ; Picard and Walloon: Moucron) is a municipality and city of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Hainaut, along the border with the French city of Tourcoing, which is part of the Lille metropolitan area.
Mouscron is a city and municipality in the Wallonia region of Belgium, located in Hainaut province near the border with France. It lies adjacent to the French city of Tourcoing, which is part of the larger Lille metropolitan area.
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Key facts
- Belgium municipality.name
- Mouscron
- Belgium municipality.namenl
- Moeskroen
- Belgium municipality.type
- city
- Belgium municipality.picture
- Mouscron, Grand-Place J5.jpg
- Belgium municipality.map
- Mouscron Hainaut Belgium Map.svg
- Belgium municipality.map legend
- Location of Mouscron in Hainaut
- Belgium municipality.arms
- Blason ville be Mouscron.svg
- Belgium municipality.flag
- Drapeau ville be Mouscron.svg
- Belgium municipality.province
- Hainaut
- Belgium municipality.arrondissement
- Tournai-Mouscron
- Belgium municipality.nis
- 57096
- Belgium municipality.mayor
- Ann Cloet (Les Engagés)
- Belgium municipality.majority
- Les Engagés-MR
- Belgium municipality.postal codes
- 7700, 7711, 7712
- Belgium municipality.telephone area
- 056
- Belgium municipality.web
- www.mouscron.be
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Wikidata facts
- Demonym
- Moeskroenenaar
- Population
- 58234
- Area
- 40.08
- Official website
- www.mouscron.be
- Image
- Mouscron Centre Culturel Marius Staquet.JPG
- Dialing code
- 056
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- Commons category
- Mouscron
- postal code
- 7712
- annual number of weddings
- 193
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +32-56-86-02-00
- P8168
- Leópolis
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13 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Middle Ages
- 16th to 18th centuries
- 19th and 20th centuries
- Sights
- Festivities
- The musical period
- Notable people
- Twin cities
- See also
- References
- External links
Mouscron (; Dutch and , ; Picard and Walloon: Moucron) is a municipality and city of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Hainaut, along the border with the French city of Tourcoing, which is part of the Lille metropolitan area.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Dottignies, Herseaux, Luingne, and Mouscron. In accordance with the national law, the municipality offers facilities for the Dutch speaking minority. Kortrijk, in Flanders, is located just to the north of Mouscron.
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