Beauvechain
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| Beauvechain | |
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 Beauvechain
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| Coordinates: 50°47′N 04°46′E / 50.783°N 4.767°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Community | French Community |
| Province | Walloon Brabant |
| Arrondissement | Nivelles |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marc Deconinck |
| • Governing party/ies | EC |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.58 km2 (14.9 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,714 |
| • Density | 174/km2 (450.7/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 1320 |
| Area codes | 010 |
| Website | www.beauvechain.be |
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Map of Beauvechain
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Beauvechain (Walloon: Bôvètché, Dutch: Bevekom) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 6,529 inhabitants. The total area is 38.58 km², giving a population density of 169 inhabitants per km².
Beauvechain has several protected heritage sites; see this list. It also hosts a Belgian military airfield which formerly flew F-16 Fighting Falcon jets.
[edit] References
- ^ Population per municipality on 1 January 2010 (XLS; 221 KB)
[edit] External links
- Official web site (in French)
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