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The city was again successfully besieged by France in 1745. In 1794, France annexed the Austrian Netherlands during the French Revolutionary Wars and Tournai became part of the department of Jemmape. From 1815 on, following the Napoleonic Wars, Tournai formed part of the United Netherlands and after 1830 of newly independent Belgium.
In 1205, Philip II Augustus of France regained Touraine. At this time, Touraine was made into a royal duchy. In 1429, Saint Joan of Arc had a historic meeting with the future King of France Charles VII at Chinon. Throughout the late 15th and 16th centuries, Touraine was a favorite residence of French kings, and the dark and gloomy castles were ...
Historical map of the County of Hainaut, with in red the current French-Belgian border. The province derives from the French Revolutionary Jemmape department , formed in 1795 from part of the medieval County of Hainaut , the small territory of Tournai and the Tournaisis , a part of the county of Namur ( Charleroi ), and also a small part of the ...
The Tournaisis, or Tournai (Flemish: Doornik), a territory in the Low Countries in present-day Belgium, is one of Europe's oldest town centres. [1] Located in the Wallonia region of Belgium on the Scheldt River (French: L'Escaut ), northwest of Mons , Tournai residents are primarily French-speaking.
Tournay (French pronunciation: ⓘ; Gascon: Tornai) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, southwestern France. Tournay station has rail connections to Toulouse, Tarbes and Pau. Geography
Tournai-sur-Dive (French pronunciation: [tuʁnɛ syʁ div] ⓘ, literally Tournai on Dive) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography
The Belfry of Tournai, a freestanding bell tower of medieval origin, 72 metres (236 ft) in height with a 256-step stairway. Since 2005, it is recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, as part of the bi-national inscription "Belfries of Belgium and France" in recognition of its architecture and importance in the history of municipal power in Europe.
Tournai: Antoing, Ath, Celles, Ellezelles, Frasnes, Lessines, Leuze, Péruwelz, Quevaucamps, Templeuve and Tournai (2 cantons). After Napoleon was defeated in 1814, the department was dissolved and later it became part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands as the province of Hainaut. Map of the former Jemmape department