Soignies

Soignies (French pronunciation: ​[swaɲi]; Dutch: Zinnik, pronounced [ˈzɪnɪk]; Picard: Sougniye) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. The municipality is composed of the town of Soignies together with the villages of Casteau, Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies, Horrues, Neufvilles, Naast and Thieusies. Casteau is known worldwide because SHAPE, the military headquarters of NATO, has been based at the village since 1967. Soignies is also well known for its blue limestone (from the Carrières du Hainaut) and its glass industry (Durobor).

Soignies

Soignies (French pronunciation: ​[swaɲi]; Dutch: Zinnik, pronounced [ˈzɪnɪk]; Picard: Sougniye) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. The municipality is composed of the town of Soignies together with the villages of Casteau, Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies, Horrues, Neufvilles, Naast and Thieusies. Casteau is known worldwide because SHAPE, the military headquarters of NATO, has been based at the village since 1967. Soignies is also well known for its blue limestone (from the Carrières du Hainaut) and its glass industry (Durobor).