Casteau

Casteau originated as a village in the Hainaut province of Wallonia, in the French speaking south of Belgium. Casteau has become a district of the municipality of Soignies, centred around Soignies, and together with the former villages, now districts: Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies, Horrues, Naast, Neufvilles, and Thieusies.

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe and Étangs de Saint-Denis.

Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe

Military installation

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 4.0.

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

Étangs de Saint-Denis

Nature reserve

Photo: Sylfred1977, Public domain.

Étangs de Saint-Denis is a nature reserve.

Abbaye de Saint-Denis-en-Broqueroie

Park

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Abbaye de Saint-Denis-en-Broqueroie is a park, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Casteau.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thieusies and Maisières.

Thieusies

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Thieusies is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Soignies, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Since 1977, Thieusies formed part of the municipality of Soignies, also comprising the villages of Casteau, Horrues, Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies, Naast, Neufvilles, and Soignies. Thieusies is situated 3 km east of Casteau.

Maisières

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

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

Obourg

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.

Obourg is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1972. In 1964, Saint-Denis was merged into Obourg. On 1 January 1972, Obourg was merged into Mons. Obourg is situated 4 km south of Casteau.

Casteau

Type: Village with 2,990 residents
Description: section of Soignies, Belgium
Categories: municipality section and locality
Location: Arrondissement of Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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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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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Walloon—“Casteau” goes by many names.

Arabic: “كاستو (بلجيكا)”
Arabic: “كاستو”
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”
“Casteau”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tennis and Église Sainte-Vierge.

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