Arrondissement of Soignies

Arrondissement of Soignies
Arrondissement de Soignies
Location of the arrondissement in Hainaut
Location of the arrondissement in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°36′N 4°06′E / 50.6°N 4.1°E / 50.6; 4.1
Country Belgium
Region Wallonia
Province Hainaut
Municipalities6
Area
 • Total354.92 km2 (137.04 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2017)
 • Total189,800
 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

The Arrondissement of Soignies (French: Arrondissement de Soignies; Dutch: Arrondissement Zinnik) is one of the seven administrative arrondissements in the Walloon province of Hainaut, Belgium.

The Arrondissement of Soignies consists of the following municipalities:[1]

Since 2019

Before 2019

The municipalities of Enghien, Lessines and Silly are transferred on January 1, 2019 to the Arrondissement of Ath while the municipalities of Manage and Seneffe from the Arrondissement of Charleroi are integrated on the same date into the Arrondissement of Soignies. La Louvière is detached from the Arrondissement on the same date to create the new Arrondissement of La Louvière.

References

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  1. ^ "Chiffres de population au 1er janvier 2022" (PDF). Federal Public Service Interior. Retrieved January 5, 2023.