Tournai is a city and municipality of Wallonia in the Province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is known as Doornik in Dutch, Tornai in Picard and Tornè in Walloon, and older English sources sometimes call it Tournay. The city lies on the river Scheldt, about 89 kilometres by road south-west of the centre of Brussels, and forms part of the Eurometropolis Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai. In 2022 the municipality 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, and Clovis I was born there.
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In 2022, the municipality of Tournai had an estimated population of 68,518 people.
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is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Province of Hainaut, Belgium
Part Of: Belgium, Lead section
is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Province of Hainaut, Belgium
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Tournai ( toor-NAY, French: [tuʁnɛ] ; Picard: Tornai; Walloon: Tornè [tɔʀnɛ] ; Dutch: Doornik [ˈdoːrnɪk] , sometimes anglicised in older sources as "Tournay") is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Province of Hainaut, Belgium.
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