Tournai, Belgium

Tournai Doornik  (Dutch)
Municipality
Tournai Grand-Place
Flag Coat of arms
Tournai Location in Belgium
Location of Tournai in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°36′N 3°23′E / 50.600°N 3.383°E / 50.600; 3.383Coordinates: 50°36′N 3°23′E / 50.600°N 3.383°E / 50.600; 3.383
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Tournai
Government
• Mayor	Rudy Demotte (PS)
• Governing party/ies	PS-cdH
Area
• Total	213.75 km2 (82.53 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)
• Total	69,471
• Density	330/km2 (840/sq mi)
Postal codes	7500-7548
Area codes	069
Website	www.tournai.be

Tournai (French pronunciation: ​[tuʁnɛ]; Latin: Tornacum, Picard: Tornai), known in Dutch as Doornik, is a Walloon municipality of Belgium, 85 kilometres (53 miles) southwest of Brussels on the river Scheldt. In the province of Hainaut, Tournai is part of the Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai metropolitan area which had 2,155,161 residents in 2008.

Tournai is one of the oldest cities in Belgium and has played an important role in the country's cultural history.

Tournai is located in the Wallonia region of Belgium, at the southern limit of the Flemish plain, in the basin of the River Scheldt (Escaut in French, Schelde in Dutch). Administratively, the town is part of the Province of Hainaut, itself part of Wallonia. It is also a municipality that is part of the French-speaking Community of Belgium. Tournai has its own arrondissements, both administrative and judicial.

Its area of 213.75 square kilometres (82.53 square miles) makes it the largest municipality in size in Belgium; it is also the largest in population in Western Hainaut. The municipality of Tournai consists of the former municipalities of Ere, Saint-Maur, Orcq, Esplechin, Froyennes, Froidmont, Willemeau, Ramegnies-Chin, Templeuve, Chercq, Blandain, Hertain, Lamain, Marquain, Gaurain-Ramecroix, Havinnes, Beclers, Thimougies, Barry, Maulde, Vaulx, Vezon, Kain, Melles, Quartes, Rumillies, Mont-Saint-Aubert, Mourcourt and Warchin.