Soignies

Soignies Sougniye (Picard) Zinnik (Dutch)
Municipality
The Saint-Vincent collegiate church [fr] (10th century) and the square on the "Place Verte"
Coat of arms
Location of Soignies
Soignies Location in Belgium Location of Soignies in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°34′N 04°04′E / 50.567°N 4.067°E / 50.567; 4.067
Community	French community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Soignies
Government
• Mayor	Fabienne Winckel (PS)
• Governing party/ies	PS, MR, Ecolo
Area
• Total	111.27 km2 (42.96 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	27,603
• Density	250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Postal codes	7060-7063
NIS code	55040
Area codes	065/067
Website	www.soignies.be

Soignies (French pronunciation: [swaɲi] ^ⓘ; Dutch: Zinnik, pronounced [ˈzɪnɪk]; Picard: Sougniye; Walloon: Sougniye) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

It consists of the following districts: Casteau, Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies, Horrues, Naast, Neufvilles, Soignies and Thieusies. Casteau is known worldwide because SHAPE, the military headquarters of NATO, has been based at the village since 1967.

The name of Soignies comes from the Latin word suniacum, which means "on the Senne". The spring of the Senne is near Soignies. After Soignies, the river flows through Brussels.

Soignies is also well known for its blue limestone (from the Carrières du Hainaut) and its glass industry (Durobor).