Beauvechain (; wa, Bôvètché; nl, Bevekom, ) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Wallonia Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—alo ...

located in the province of

Walloon Brabant Walloon Brabant (french: Brabant wallon ; nl, Waals-Brabant ; wa, Roman Payis) is a province located in Belgium's French-speaking region of Wallonia. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the province of Flemish Brabant (Flemish Region) and ...

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. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 6,529 inhabitants. The total area is 38.58 km², giving a

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of 169 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following

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: Beauvechain, Hamme-Mille, L’Écluse,

Nodebais Nodebais ( nl, Sluizen; wa, Nodebåy) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Beauvechain, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium. It was a municipality in its own right before the fusion of the Belgian muni ...

, and

Tourinnes-la-Grosse Tourinnes-la-Grosse ( nl, Deurne; wa, (El Grosse) Tourene) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Beauvechain, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium. It was a municipality in its own right before the fusion ...

. Beauvechain has several protected heritage sites. It is also home to

Beauvechain Air Base Beauvechain Air Base is a Belgian Air Component military airfield in Belgium, located south of Beauvechain in Wallonia (Walloon Brabant Province); east-southeast of Brussels. It is home to the 1st Wing, operating A109BA helicopters, and the ...

which formerly flew

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jets.

Sports

Beauvechain is the home of SC Beauvechain football club. Since the 2011–2012 season the club has benefited from investment allowing the creation of new pitches (one synthetic and one grass) as well as a new club house and changing rooms.

Gallery

Image:Beauvechain E1JPG.jpg, The St-Sulpice church (1853-1860). File:0 La Bruyère (Beauvechain) - Ferme de Wahenge (1).JPG, La Bruyère, the farm of Wahenge

References

External links

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Official web site
(in French) Municipalities of Walloon Brabant {{WalloonBrabant-geo-stub