Comines-Warneton

Comines-Warneton is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

On January 1, 2006, it had a total population of 17,562. Its total area is 61.09 km2 which gives a population density of 287 inhabitants per square kilometre. The name "Comines" is believed to have a Celtic, or Gaulish, origin. Comines-Warneton is a municipality with language facilities for Dutch-speakers.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Bas-Warneton, Comines, Houthem, Ploegsteert, and Warneton. They were all transferred in 1963 from the arrondissement of Ypres in the Dutch-speaking province of West Flanders to the newly created arrondissement of Mouscron in French-speaking Hainaut.