Walhain
Walhain (French pronunciation: [walɛ̃]; Walloon: Walin) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. It consists of the former municipalities of Nil-Saint-Vincent-Saint-Martin, Tourinnes-Saint-Lambert and Walhain-Saint-Paul.
Walhain | |
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Ruins of Walhain castle (12th century) | |
| Flag Coat of arms | |
Walhain Location in Belgium The municipality in the province of Walloon Brabant | |
| Coordinates: 50°38′N 04°42′E / 50.633°N 4.700°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Walloon Brabant |
| Arrondissement | Nivelles |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Xavier Dubois (cdH) (Avenir Communal) |
| • Governing party/ies | Avenir Communal - Ecolo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.08 km2 (14.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,167 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 1457 |
| NIS code | 25124 |
| Area codes | 010 |
| Website | www.walhain.be |
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 / 50.64111°N 4.66806°E.[2]
Villages of the municipality edit
Walhain-Saint-Paul, Walhain, Sart-lez-Walhain, Nil-Saint-Vincent, Nil-Saint-Martin, Nil-Pierreux, Lerinnes, Tourinnes-Saint-Lambert, Tourinnes les Ourdons et Perbais
Sports edit
Walhain has two successful national division sport teams:
Firstly, they have a semi-professional football club, RFC Wallonia Walhain CG playing in the Promotion D, which is the 4th tier of Belgian football league. They unfortunately couldn't avoid relegation in 2007 after more than 10 years in the third division.
They also have a good volleyball club, with both women's and men's teams playing in the second national division (the first division in Belgium being professional).
References edit
External links edit
- Media related to Walhain at Wikimedia Commons