Gœgnies-Chaussée (also spelled Goegnies-Chaussée) is a village of

Wallonia Wallonia ( ; ; or ), officially the Walloon Region ( ; ), is one of the three communities, regions and language areas of Belgium, regions of Belgium—along with Flemish Region, Flanders and Brussels. Covering the southern portion of the c ...

and a district of the municipality of

Quévy Quévy (; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2006, Quévy had a total population of 7,734. The total area is 65.16 km2 which gives a population density of 119 inhabitants per km2. The ...

, located in the

province of Hainaut A province is an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outside Italy. The term ''provin ...

Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...

. The border between

and

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

runs right through the village, separating the Belgian Gœgnies-Chaussée from the French

Gognies-Chaussée Gognies-Chaussée () is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France. It lies on the border with Belgium, adjacent to the Belgian village Gœgnies-Chaussée. Heraldry ...

External links

Belgium–France border crossings Former municipalities of Hainaut (province) {{Hainaut-geo-stub