
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
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,
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
Belgium
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and
France
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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.
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External links
Belgium–France border crossings
Former municipalities of Hainaut (province)
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