Gembloux

City Gembloux is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur, on the axis Brussels–Namur. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 21,964 inhabitants. The total area is 95.86 km², yielding a population density of 229 inhabitants per km². The mayor, who was elected on 8 October 2006, is Benoît Dispa. This city is well known for its Agricultural University and for its cutlery. The university is housed in the historical Abbey … City

Braine-l’Alleud

City Braine-Alleud is a French-speaking municipality in Belgium located in the Walloon Region in the province of Walloon Brabant. It is between Waterloo, Lasne, Genappe, Nivelles, Ittre and Braine-Le-Chateau The town has nearly 40,000 inhabitants (called Brainois (es)), over an area of 5,199 ha 47a 88 ca. The most populous municipality in the province, it is located about twenty kilometers from Brussels. It brings together three former municipalities: Braine-l’Alleud, Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac and Lillois-Witterzée. Braine-l’Alleud takes its name from the Braine, the former name of … City

Charleroi

City Charleroi is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. By 1 January 2008, the total population of Charleroi was 201,593.[4] The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of 1,462 square kilometres (564 sq mi) with a total population of 522,522 by 1 January 2008, ranking it as the 5th most populous in Belgium after Brussels, Antwerp, Liège, and Ghent.[4][5] The inhabitants are called … City

Chastre

City Chastre is a French-speaking municipality in Belgium that is located in the Walloon region, in the province of Walloon Brabant. Its name comes from the Gallo-roman word castra “fortress, fortified camp”, from the Latin castra which is the plural form of castrum meaning “entrenchment, fortified place”. Chastre is a rural and at the same time residential municipality, with 7,684 inhabitants. Chastre comprises seven former villages: Chastre, Villeroux, Blanmont, Cortil-Noirmont, Gentinnes and Saint-Géry. … City

Chaumont-Gistoux

City Chaumont-Gistoux is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On 1 January 2006 Chaumont-Gistoux had a total population of 10,926. The total area is 48.09 km2 which gives a population density of 227 inhabitants per km2. It was formed from the fusion, in 1977, of Dion-Valmont (itself a fusion in 1971 of Dion-le-Val and Dion-le-Mont), Bonlez, Corroy-le-Grand, Longueville and Chaumont-Gistoux. The administrative offices are now in the village of Gistoux. Bonlez 50.70250°N 4.68958°E Chaumont, 50.67686°N 4.71956°E Corroy-le-Grand, … City

Éghezée

City Éghezée (French: [e.ɡə.ze]; Walloon: Inguezêye) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. On 1 January 2010 the municipality had 15,169 inhabitants. The total area is 102.81 km², giving a population density of 146.93 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Éghezée proper, Aische-en-Refail, Bolinne, Boneffe, Branchon, Dhuy, Hanret, Leuze, Liernu, Longchamps, Mehaigne, Noville-sur-Mehaigne, Saint-Germain, Taviers, Upigny, and Waret-la-Chaussée. A protected site in the region is the Château … City

Grand-Leez

City Grand-Leez is a town and district of the Belgian municipality of Gembloux. Grand-Leez is located in the Walloon province of Namur and has about 3000 inhabitants. City

La Bruyère

City La Bruyère is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Namur. It consists of the former municipalities of Émines, Rhisnes, Villers-lez-Heest, Warisoulx, Bovesse, Meux and Saint-Denis-Bovesse. The village of Rhisnes is the administrative centre of the municipality. City

Louvain-la-Neuve

City Louvain-la-Neuve (French for New Leuven) is a planned city in the municipality of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, situated 30 km southeast of Brussels, in the French-speaking part of the country. The city was built to house the Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) which owns its entire territory; following the linguistic quarrels that took place in Belgium during the 1960s, and Flemish claims of discrimination at the Catholic University of Leuven, the institution was split into the Dutch language Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven which … City

Ottignies

City Ottignies is a section of the Belgian town of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, located in the Walloon Region in the province of Walloon Brabant. It was a municipality in its own right before the merger of the municipalities in 1977. With 10,049 inhabitants on January 1, 2018, Ottignies is the second most populated section of the Municipality, behind Louvain-la-Neuve. City

Namur

City Namur is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, Walloon Government and administration. Namur stands at the confluence of the Sambre and Meuse rivers and straddles three different regions – Hesbaye to the north, Condroz to the south-east, and Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse to the south-west. The city of Charleroi is located to the west. … City

Rhisnes

City Rhisnes is a village in the Belgian municipality of La Bruyère, located in the Walloon province of Namur. City

Sombreffe

City Sombreffe is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. On 1 January 2014 the municipality had 8,226 inhabitants.[2] The total area is 35.78 km², giving a population density of 230 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Sombreffe proper, Boignée, Ligny, and Tongrinne. City

Thorembais

City Thorembais-Saint-Trond is a section of the Belgian municipality of Perwez located in the Walloon Region in the province of Walloon Brabant. City

Perwez

City Perwez is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 7,487 inhabitants. The total area is 50.81 km², giving a population density of 147 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Malèves-Sainte-Marie-Wastines, Orbais (Oorbeek), Thorembais-les-Béguines, and Thorembais-Saint-Trond. City

Villers-la-Ville

City Villers-la-Ville is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006, Villers-la-Ville had a total population of 9,572. The total area is 47.45 km² which gives a population density of 202 inhabitants per km². The municipality includes also the villages of Marbais, Mellery, Sart-Dames-Avelines and Tilly. City

Walhain

City Walhain is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Walloon Brabant. It consists of the former municipalities of Nil-Saint-Vincent-Saint-Martin, Tourinnes-Saint-Lambert and Walhain-Saint-Paul. The Belgian National Geographic Institute, the Belgian national cartographical service, calculated that the geographical centre of Belgium lay in this municipality, in Nil-Saint-Vincent at 50°38′28″N 4°40′05″E.[2] City

Wavre

City Wavre is a city and municipality in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant, of which it is the capital. Wavre is in the Dyle valley. Most inhabitants speak French as their mother tongue and are called “Wavriens” and “Wavriennes”. The municipality includes the sub-municipalities of Limal and Bierges. Wavre is also called “the City of the Maca”, referring to the statue of the small boy trying to climb the wall … City

Sambreville

City Sambreville is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. On January 1, 2006, Sambreville had a total population of 26,949. The total area is 34.20 km² which gives a population density of 788 inhabitants per km². City

Jemeppe-sur-Sambre

City Jemeppe-sur-Sambre is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 17,990 inhabitants. The total area is 46.80 km², giving a population density of 384 inhabitants per km². Apart from the village of Jemeppe-sur-Sambre itself, the municipality contains the localities of Ham-sur-Sambre, Moustier-sur-Sambre, Spy, Mornimont, Balâtre, Onoz, and Saint-Martin. The Grotte de Spy is located in the municipality near the village of Spy. The medieval Balâtre Castle is in the village of Balâtre, and Mielmont … City

Fleurus

City Fleurus is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. It has been the site of four major battles. Fleurus has seven villages: Brye (wa: Briye) – Postal code: 6222 Heppignies (wa: Epniye) Lambusart (wa: Lambussåt) Saint-Amand (wa: Sint-Amand) Wagnelée (wa: Wagnlêye) Wanfercée-Baulet (wa: Wanfercêye-Bålet) Wangenies (wa: Wanjniye) City

Les Bons Villers

City Les Bons Villers is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 8,860 inhabitants. The total area is 42.55 km², giving a population density of 208 inhabitants per km². The town was formed in 1977 through the merger of five previously autonomous villages: Frasnes-lez-Gosselies, Mellet, Rèves, Villers-Perwin and Wayaux. City

Genappe

City Genappe is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On 1 January 2006 Genappe had a total population of 14,136. The total area is 89.57 km² which gives a population density of 158 inhabitants per km². Villages in the municipality of Genappe are: Genappe Vieux-Genappe Bousval Baisy-Thy Ways Houtain-le-Val Loupoigne Glabais City

Court-Saint-Étienne

City Court-Saint-Étienne is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On 1 January 2006 Court-Saint-Étienne had a total population of 9,408. The total area is 26.64 km² which gives a population density of 353 inhabitants per km². The municipality includes the following communities: Wisterzée, Sart-Messire-Guillaume, La Roche, Mérivaux, Suzeril, Faux, Limauges, Beaurieux, Franquenies, Le Chenoy, and Tangissart. City

Mont-Saint-Guibert

City Mont-Saint-Guibert is a Walloon municipality (commune in French) located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2012, Mont-Saint-Guibert had a total population of 7000. The total area is 18.63 km2 (7.19 sq mi) which gives a population density of 344 inhabitants per square kilometre (890/sq mi). In addition to Mont-Saint-Guibert itself, the municipality includes the villages of Corbais and Hévillers. City

Lasne

City Lasne (Walloon: Lane) is a Walloon municipality in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant, south east of Brussels. In 2008, Lasne had a population of 14,043. The total area is 47.22 km² which gives a population density of 297 inhabitants per km². Lasne is the richest municipality in Wallonia, measured by the average taxable income of the inhabitants. It also has the lowest local taxes of any municipality in Belgium. … City

Waterloo

City Waterloo (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋaːtərloː], French pronunciation: ​[watɛʁlo];[2] Walloon: Waterlô) is a municipality in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium, which in 2011 had a population of 29,706 and an area of 21.03 km2 (8.12 sq mi). Waterloo lies a short distance south of Brussels, and immediately north-east of the larger town of Braine-l’Alleud, the site of the Battle of Waterloo, where the resurgent Napoleon was defeated for the final time in 1815. Waterloo … City

La Hulpe

City La Hulpe is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant, 20 km south-east of the centre of Brussels, but only about 3 km from the edge of the Brussels-Capital Region. On January 1, 2007, La Hulpe had a total population of 7,309. The total area is 15.60 km², including 3 km² of the Sonian Forest; this gives a population density of 463 inhabitants per km². La Hulpe still keeps … City

Rixensart

City Rixensart is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006, Rixensart had a total population of 21,355. The total area is 17.54 km² which gives a population density of 1,217 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following former municipalities, now sub-municipalities: Rixensart proper, Rosières (Rozieren), and Genval. Genval-les-Bains is a local beauty spot, a 100-year-old lake with a fountain, and framed by trees, houses and … City

Grez-Doiceau

City Grez-Doiceau is a Belgian municipality located in the province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006, Grez-Doiceau had a total population of 12,403. The total area is 55.44 km² which gives a population density of 224 inhabitants per km². Grez-Doiceau is watered by the Train, a tributary of the Dyle. The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Archennes (Eerken), Biez, Bossut-Gottechain, Grez-Doiceau proper, and Nethen. City