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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.
Map of Tournai-Mouscron District in province of Hainaut, Belgium. ... Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 20:56, 23 September 2019: 889 × 692 (2.96 MB)
Tournai, known as Tornacum, was a place of minor importance in Roman times, a stopping place where the Roman road from Cologne on the Rhine to Boulogne on the coast crossed the river Scheldt. It was fortified under Emperor Maximian in the 3rd century AD, [ 7 ] when the Roman limes was withdrawn to the string of outposts along the road.
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Slightly further on is the 2,005 m (2,193 yd) long Arbre Viaduct (one of the longest rail viaducts in Europe) between Ath and Chièvres; it passes over the Ath–Blaton canal, the Dender River, the Mons road and the Ath–Jurbise railway. At Antoing, there is a connector to the Mons–Tournai line, used by the Thalys between Paris and Namur.
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Tournai-sur-Dive ( French pronunciation: [tuʁnɛ syʁ div] ⓘ , literally Tournai on Dive ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France .
The Arrondissement of Tournai (French: Arrondissement de Tournai; Dutch: Arrondissement Doornik) is a former arrondissement in the Walloon province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement .
The Belgian railway line 94 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Halle with Tournai and the French border near Baisieux. Beyond Baisieux the line continues to the French city Lille . The line was opened between 1847 and 1866, and a section between Ath and Enghien was straightened in 1985.