Tournai
Sign in to saveTournai ( , ; ; ; , sometimes anglicised in older sources as "Tournay") is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Province of Hainaut, Belgium. It lies by road southwest of the centre of Brussels on the river Scheldt, and is part of Eurometropolis Lille–Kortrijk–Tournai, In 2022, the municipality of Tournai had an estimated population of 68,518 people.
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Tournai is a city in the Walloon region of Belgium, located in the Province of Hainaut along the Scheldt River southwest of Brussels. With a population of around 68,500 people, it serves as part of the larger Eurometropolis Lille–Kortrijk–Tournai cross-border metropolitan area.
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- Geography
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- Main sights
- Culture
- Festivities
- Education
- People born in Tournai
- Image gallery
- Twin towns
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Tournai ( , ; ; ; , sometimes anglicised in older sources as "Tournay") is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Province of Hainaut, Belgium. It lies by road southwest of the centre of Brussels on the river Scheldt, and is part of Eurometropolis Lille–Kortrijk–Tournai, In 2022, the municipality of Tournai had an estimated population of 68,518 people.
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.