Arrondissement of Soignies

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.

Arrondissement of Soignies Arrondissement de Soignies
Arrondissement of Belgium
Location of the arrondissement in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50.6°N 4.1°E / 50.6; 4.1
Country	Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Municipalities	6
Area
• Total	354.92 km2 (137.04 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2017)
• Total	189,800
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

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

Since 2019

• Braine-le-Comte
• Écaussinnes
• Le Rœulx
• Manage
• Soignies
• Seneffe

Before 2019

• Braine-le-Comte
• Écaussinnes
• Enghien
• La Louvière
• Le Roeulx
• Lessines
• Silly
• Soignies

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

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