Arrondissement of Charleroi

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.

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
 • Total472.19 km2 (182.31 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2017)
 • Total430,128
 • Density910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Municipalities

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The Administrative Arrondissement of Charleroi consists of the following municipalities:

Since 2019

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Before 2019

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The municipalities of Manage and Seneffe are transferred on January 1, 2019 to the Arrondissement of Soignies.

References

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  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.