Arrondissement of Charleroi

Arrondissement of Charleroi
Arrondissement de Charleroi
Location of the arrondissement in Hainaut
Location of the arrondissement in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°27′N 4°27′E / 50.45°N 4.45°E / 50.45; 4.45
Country Belgium
Region Wallonia
Province Hainaut
Municipalities12
Area
 • Total
472.19 km2 (182.31 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2017)
 • Total
430,128
 • Density910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

The Arrondissement of Charleroi (French: Arrondissement de Charleroi; Dutch: Arrondissement Charleroi) is one of the seven administrative arrondissements in the Walloon province of Hainaut, Belgium.[1] It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. However, the Judicial Arrondissement of Charleroi also comprises the municipalities of the Arrondissement of Thuin.

  1. ^ Lesthaeghe, Ron (January 2010). "Long-term Spatial Continuities in Demographic Innovations: Insights from the Belgian Example, 1846-2000" (PDF). Population Studies Center Research Report.