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Province of Walloon Brabant

Information

Country

Belgium

Chief town

Wavre

Area

1 090 km²

Population

400 985 hab. (1^er january 2018)

Density

367,88 inhab./km²

Spindle

UTC 01:00

Location

50 ° 39 ′ 36 ″ N 4 ° 35 ′ 0 ″ E

Official site

Touristic site

The Province of Walloon Brabant is a province of Belgium located south of Brussels in Wallonia and whose capital is Wavre.

Understand

Regions

Brabant Ardennes (Chaumont-Gistoux, Grez-Doiceau, Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Rixensart, Wavre)
This essentially residential region south of Brussels and also the most hilly and wooded in the province.

Brabant Hesbaye (Beauvechain, Helecine, Incourt, Jodoigne, Orp-Jauche, Perwez, Ramillies)
Region of rich agricultural land and open landscape.

Pays de Villers in Walloon Brabant (Chastre, Court-Saint-Etienne, Mont-Saint-Guibert, Villers-la-Ville, Walhain)
The south of the province, less densely populated than the regions closer to Brussels, is ideal for country walks. The ruins of the abbey of Villers-la-Ville is certainly the most beautiful site in this region.

Roman Païs (Braine-le-Chateau, Ittre, Nivelles, Rebecq, Tubize)
In the west of the province, the collegiate church of Nivelles is one of the masterpieces of Roman art in Belgium. As the region is still quite rural, it offers the possibility of walks punctuated by historical remains.

Waterloo (Braine-l'Alleud, Genappe, La Hulpe, Lasne, Waterloo)
Region where the Napoleonic epic ended where many monuments remain, the most famous of which, the Lion of Waterloo.

Cities

50.7166674.8666671 Jodoigne (last update Feb. 2018)
50.66784.61162 Louvain-la-Neuve – New and university town. (last update Feb. 2018)
50.59644.32363 Nivelles – Saint-Gertrude collegiate church consecrated in 1046. (last update Feb. 2018)
50.5833334.5333334 Villers-la-Ville – The Villers abbey is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful ruins in Belgium. (last update Feb. 2018)
50.7166674.3833335 Waterloo (last update Feb. 2018)
50.7166674.66 Wavre – Chief town of the province and commercial city. (last update Feb. 2018)

Other destination

50.67954.40541 Site of the Battle of Waterloo – (2016) Site where took place on June 18, 1815, the famous battle which decided the fate of Europe between the Army of the North led by the Emperor Napoleon I^er and that of the allies, commanded by the Duke of Wellington. The site is classified as an exceptional heritage of the Walloon Region. (last update Feb. 2018)

To speak

the French is the official language throughout the province.

To go

By train

Ottignies is the main railway junction at the crossing of the line Brussels-Namur-Luxembourg serving from Brussels: La Hulpe, Rixensart, Ottignies, Mont-Saint-Guibert and Chastre and the line Leuven-Charleroi serving in order starting from Leuven the municipalities of Grez-Doiceau, Wavre, Ottignies, Court-Saint-Etienne, Villers-la-Ville. Nivelles, Waterloo and Braine-l'Alleud are located on the axis Antwerp-Brussels-Charleroi. To the west, Tubize is on the line Brussels-Mons.

All lines or at least one frequency of one train per hour.

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To see

Do

To buy

Eat

Have a drink / Go out

The university town of Louvain-la-Neuve has by far the most vibrant nightlife in the province.

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