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Tournai
Tornai (Picard) Doornik (Dutch) | |
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City and municipality | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Tournai  | |
  Tournai Location in Belgium
Location of Tournai in Hainaut  | |
| Coordinates: 50°36′20″N 03°23′17″E / 50.60556°N 3.38806°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Hainaut |
| Arrondissement | Tournai |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paul-Olivier Delannois (PS) |
| • Governing party/ies | PS-cdH |
| Area | |
• Total | 215.34 km2 (83.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 69,554 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (840/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 7500-7548 |
| NIS code | 57081 |
| Area codes | 069 |
| Website | tournai.be |
Tournai or Tournay (/tʊərˈneɪ/ toor-NAY, French: [tuʁnɛ] ; Picard: Tornai; Walloon: Tornè [tɔʀnɛ] ; Dutch: Doornik [ˈdoːrnɪk] ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Province of Hainaut, Belgium. It lies 89 km (55 mi) by road southwest of the centre of Brussels on the river Scheldt,[2] and is part of Eurometropolis Lille–Kortrijk–Tournai,[3] In 2022, the municipality of Tournai had an estimated population of 68,518 people.[4]
Tournai is one of the oldest cities in Belgium and has played an important role in the country's cultural history. It was the first capital of the Frankish Empire, with Clovis I being born here.
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