Wallonia
Hainaut
Arrondissement of Soignies

Casteau

Casteau originated as a village in the of , in the French speaking south of . Casteau has become a district of the municipality of , centred around Soignies, and together with the former villages, now districts: , , , , and .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe and Abbaye de Saint-Denis-en-Broqueroie.

Military installation
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The is the military headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Allied Command Operations that commands all NATO operations worldwide. is situated 2½ km southwest of Casteau.

Park
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
is a park, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Casteau.

Railway station
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is situated 3½ km north of Casteau.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thieusies and Maisières.

Village
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is a village of and a district of the municipality of , located in the , . Since 1977, formed part of the municipality of , also comprising the villages of Casteau, , , , , and . is situated 3 km east of Casteau.

Village
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is a sub-municipality of the city of located in the , , . It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Mons. is situated 4 km southwest of Casteau.

Village
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is a sub-municipality of the city of located in the , , . It was a separate municipality until 1972. In 1964, was merged into . On 1 January 1972, was merged into Mons. is situated 4 km south of Casteau.

Casteau

Latitude
50.51302° or 50° 30′ 47″ north
Longitude
4.00313° or 4° 0′ 11″ east
Population
2,990
Elevation
84 metres (276 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BE CAS
Open location code
9F26G273+67
Open­Street­Map ID
node 382020678
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2800629
Wiki­data ID
Q2941349
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Walloon—“Casteau” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Касто”
  • Catalan: “Casteau”
  • Cebuano: “Casteau”
  • Chinese: “卡斯托（比利时）”
  • Chinese: “卡斯托（比利時）”
  • Dutch: “Casteau”
  • French: “Casteau”
  • Hungarian: “Casteau”
  • Irish: “Casteau”
  • Japanese: “カストー”
  • Latin: “Castellum”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Casteau”
  • Polish: “Casteau”
  • Russian: “Касто”
  • Spanish: “Casteau”
  • Swedish: “Casteau”
  • Walloon: “Castea”
  • Walloon: “Castia”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Les Bruyères and La Brûlotte.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tennis and Église Sainte-Vierge.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Casteau”. Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.