Tournai

Summary

Tournai is a municipality of Belgium^[1]. Tournai ranks in the top 1% of municipality_of_belgium entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (369 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tournai is located in arrondissement of Tournai-Mouscron^[3].
• Tournai is in the country of Belgium^[4].
• Tournai is on the body of water Scheldt^[5].
• Tournai's head of government is recorded as Paul-Olivier Delannois^[6].
• Tournai's instance of is recorded as municipality of Belgium^[7].
• Tournai's instance of is recorded as Belgian municipality with the title of city^[8].
• Tournai's capital is recorded as Tournai^[9].
• Tournai's official language is recorded as French^[10].
• Tournai's shares border with is recorded as Estaimpuis^[11].
• Tournai's shares border with is recorded as Toufflers^[12].
• Tournai's shares border with is recorded as Sailly-lez-Lannoy^[13].
• Tournai's shares border with is recorded as Willems^[14].
• Tournai's shares border with is recorded as Baisieux^[15].
• Tournai's shares border with is recorded as Camphin-en-Pévèle^[16].
• Tournai's shares border with is recorded as Wannehain^[17].
• Tournai's shares border with is recorded as Bachy^[18].
• Tournai's shares border with is recorded as Rumes^[19].
• Tournai's shares border with is recorded as Brunehaut^[20].
• Tournai's shares border with is recorded as Antoing^[21].
• Tournai's shares border with is recorded as Péruwelz^[22].
• Tournai's shares border with is recorded as Leuze-en-Hainaut^[23].
• Tournai's shares border with is recorded as Frasnes-lez-Anvaing^[24].
• Tournai's shares border with is recorded as Celles^[25].
• Tournai's shares border with is recorded as Pecq^[26].
• Tournai's flag is recorded as flag of Tournai^[27].

Body

Identity

Part of include Emergency zone Hainaut West^[28], an emergency zone^[29], in Belgium^[30] and Q111578131^[31], a police zone^[32], in Belgium^[33].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Tournai include Tournaisian^[34], a stage^[35] and Peace of Tournai^[36], a peace treaty^[37], in Belgium^[38].

Why It Matters

Tournai ranks in the top 1% of municipality_of_belgium entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (369 views/month).^[2] Tournai has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Tournai is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Tournai include Tournaisian^[34], a stage^[35] and Peace of Tournai^[36], a peace treaty^[37], in Belgium^[38].