MOUSCRON

(French), Flemish Moeskroen town, Hainaut province, eastern Belgium, on the Belgian-French border across from Tourcoing, Fr. Located 6 mi (10 km) southwest of Kortrijk (Courtrai), it is a textile manufacturing centre including clothing, carpets, and wool products. Machinery and plastics are also made; wheat and flax are grown nearby. Saint Bartholomew's Church dates from the 15th century and has been rebuilt several times. Mouscron has railway and road connections with Kortrijk, Tournai, and Lille, Fr. Pop. (1982) mun., 54,562.