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Explore Cognebeau
The district Cognebeau of Thieudonsart in Province du Hainaut (Wallonia) is located in Belgium about 24 mi south-west of Brussels, the country's capital.
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Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Enghien, Chasse Royale, Lennik, Brussels and Frasnes-lez-Anvaing. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 47 °F
Morning Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
Evening Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
Night Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 72% |
Air Pressure | 1021 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 61% of sky |
General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
9°C (47 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
6°C (42 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
6°C (42 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Light rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hotel & Aparthotel Casteau Resort
Videos from this area
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La rentrée scolaire au CES Saint-Vincent de Soignies
Ce 4 septembre, c'était la rentrée des "plus grands" pour les élèves des degrés moyen et supérieur du CES Saint-Vincent. Précédés la veille par les 1ère et 2e années, les élèves...
Soignies ville des mots - Documentaire Les mots bleus sans voix
Quand les mots deviennent bleus ! Un documentaire présenté par les élèves du Lycée provincial des Sciences et des technologies. Des mots, une ville, des histoires,... Les carrières...
Soignies Fin du match. Belgique Russie 22 Juin 2014
Avec cette seconde victoire, la Belgique s'assure une place en 1/8 de finale. www.rtbf.be/info/medias/detail_le-match-belgique-russie-raconte-par-les-supporters?id=8298689.
meubles belot soignies Belgique
présentation du magasin des meubles belot , chemin de Nivelles 27-31 , 7060 Soignies.
Grand Tour saint Vincent - Soignies (2014)
A Soignies, chaque lundi de Pentecôte, plus de 2000 pèlerins parcourent les 12 kilomètres du Grand Tour Saint-Vincent avec les reliques de saint Vincent (Vincent Madelgaire), patron de la...
Plus qu'un laboratoire - CHR Haute Senne, Soignies
http://www.chrhautesenne.be/fr/services/44/laboratoire Le Centre Hospitalier Régional de la Haute Senne, situé à Soignies, emploie près de 1000 personnes. Depuis toujours, il possède...
La troupe Echasses et Jonglerie Attention Jongleurs Parade de Noël Soignies 2014
La troupe des cours échasses et jonglerie de l'école de cirque Attention Jongleurs en Parade de Noël à Soignies 2014 http://www.attentionjongleurs.be/
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) is the central command of NATO military forces. It is located at Casteau, north of the Belgian city of Mons. From 1951, SHAPE was the headquarters of operational forces in the European theatre (Allied Command Europe, ACE), but since 2003 SHAPE has been the headquarters of Allied Command Operations (ACO) controlling all allied operations worldwide.
Allied Command Transformation
Allied Command Transformation (ACT) is a NATO military command, which was formed in 2003 after North Atlantic Treaty Organisation restructuring. It is intended to lead military transformation of alliance forces and capabilities, using new concepts such as the NATO Response Force and new doctrines in order to improve the alliance's military effectiveness. Since France rejoined the NATO Command Structure in mid 2009 a significant change is SACT is a French officer.
Steenkerque
Steenkerque is a Belgian village 50 km south-west of Brussels, 10 km south of Enghien. Steenkerque is presently part of the municipality of Braine-le-Comte, province of Hainaut, Wallonia. Steenkerque is notable for the Battle of Steenkerque in 1692 during the Nine Years War. A Steinkirk was a type of cravat designed to be worn in deliberate disarray. The fashion apparently began after troops at the battle in 1692 had no time to tie their cravats properly before going into action.
Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic
The Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT) was one of two supreme commanders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), the other being the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR). The SACLANT led Allied Command Atlantic, based at Norfolk, Virginia. The entire command was routinely referred to as 'SACLANT'.
Strépy-Thieu boat lift
The Strépy-Thieu boat lift (French: L'ascenseur funiculaire de Strépy-Thieu) lies on a branch of the Canal du Centre in the municipality of Le Rœulx, Hainaut, Belgium. With a height difference of 73.15 metres between the upstream and downstream reaches, it is the tallest boat lift in the world, and will remain so until the Three Gorges dam boat lift in China is finished.
Canal du Centre (Belgium)
The Canal du Centre is a canal in Belgium, which, with other canals, links the waterways of the Meuse and Scheldt rivers. It has a total length of 20.9 km. It connects the artificial lake Grand Large near Nimy, with the Brussels-Charleroi Canal near Seneffe.
Casteau
Casteau is a village of Belgium in the French-speaking region. With the others villages Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies, Horrues, Naast, Neufvilles, Soignies (town), and Thieusies, they compose the municipality of Soignies. The village is located between the towns of Mons and Soignies on the road Mons-Brussel. The river Aubrecheuil flows through the village. In the past, there were some watermills along the river.
Obrecheuil
The Obrecheuil is a small river of Belgium, right tributary of the Haine. The spring is in the municipality of Le Rœulx. The river flows through the village of Thieusies, Casteau and St-Denis, to end her trip in the village of Obourg where the river meets the river Haine. The length of the river between the spring and the river Haine is about 20 km. Sometimes the river is named Aubrecheuil.
SHAPE High School
SHAPE American High School is a US Department of Defense Dependents high school (DoDDS) for grades 7-12 located at Casteau, a town north of the city of Mons in Belgium. SHAPE American High School provides education for the dependants of people associated with the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), a NATO military installation. SHAPE High School adheres to a typical United States curricular and extracurricular program.
Horrues
Horrues is a village near the Belgian town Soignies in the province of Hainaut. With the others villages Casteau, Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies, Naast, Neufvilles, Soignies (town), and Thieusies, they compose the municipality of Soignies since 1977. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:50|36|29|N|4|02|26|E|region:BE_type:city |primary |name= }}
Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies
Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies is a village near the Belgian town Soignies in the province of hainaut. With the others villages Casteau, Horrues, Naast, Neufvilles, Soignies (town), and Thieusies, they compose the municipality of Soignies since 1977. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:50|35|33|N|3|59|53|E|region:BE_type:city |primary |name= }}
Naast (Soignies)
Naast is a village near the Belgian town Soignies in the province of Hainaut, known by the spring of the river Zenne. With the others villages Casteau, Horrues, Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies, Neufvilles, Soignies (town), and Thieusies, they compose the municipality of Soignies since 1977. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:50|33|16|N|4|06|03|E|region:BE_type:city |primary |name= }}
Neufvilles
Neufvilles is a village near the Belgian town Soignies in the province of Hainaut. With the others villages Casteau, Horrues, Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies, Naast, Soignies (town), and Thieusies, they compose the municipality of Soignies since 1977. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:50|34|06|N|4|00|11|E|region:BE_type:city |primary |name= }}
Thieusies
Thieusies is a village near the Belgian town Soignies in the province of Hainaut. With the others villages Casteau, Horrues, Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies, Naast, Neufvilles, and Soignies (town), they compose the municipality of Soignies since 1977. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:50|30|55|N|4|02|57|E|region:BE_type:city |primary |name= }}
Saint-Symphorien (Mons)
Saint-Symphorien is a village near the Belgian town Mons in the province of Hainaut. The village's military cemetery contains about 500 German and Commonwealth graves from the First World War. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:50|26|18|N|4|02|37|E|region:BE_type:city |primary |name= }}
Obourg
Obourg is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of Hainaut. Obourg was known for its tobacco in the past.
Havré
Havré is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of Hainaut.
Maisières
Maisières is a village near the Belgian town of Mons in the province of Hainaut.
Masnuy-Saint-Jean
Masnuy-Saint-Jean is a village near the Belgian town of Jurbise in the province of hainaut.
Ville-sur-Haine
Ville-sur-Haine is a village near the Belgian town of Le Rœulx in the province of Hainaut.
Saint-Denis (Mons)
Saint-Denis is a village near the Belgian town Mons in the province of Hainaut. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:50|29|00|N|4|01|00|E|region:BE_type:city |primary |name= }}
Havré Castle
Havré Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Havré in the town of Mons, province of Hainaut, Belgium.
Le Rœulx Castle
Le Rœulx Castle (French: Château du Rœulx), also known as the Château des Princes de Croÿ, or "castle of the Princes de Croÿ", is a castle in the town of Le Rœulx in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
Thoricourt Castle
Thoricourt Castle is a castle in Belgium. Thoricourt is rumored to be haunted by a number of ghosts, including the ghost of Dr. Ranbak Gloki.
Zellik
Zellik is an urbanised town with over 8,000 inhabitants in the municipality of Asse, in the province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium. As a suburb on the northwest edge of Brussels, it is separated from the rest of the agglomeration by the R0 ring road around the city. It is close to the municipalities of Jette, Ganshoren and Sint-Agatha-Berchem, which lie to the east. The official language is Dutch (as everywhere in Flanders). Zellik is home to a minority of French-speakers.