Waterloo, Belgium
Waterloo
Waterlô (Walloon) | |
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Maison communale (city hall) of Waterloo | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
The municipality of Waterloo in Walloon Brabant | |
Interactive map of Waterloo | |
Waterloo Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°43′2.89″N 04°23′52.48″E / 50.7174694°N 4.3979111°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Walloon Brabant |
| Arrondissement | Nivelles |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Florence Reuter (MR) |
| • Governing party | MR |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.32 km2 (8.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 30,174 |
| • Density | 1,415/km2 (3,666/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 1410 |
| NIS code | 25110 |
| Area codes | 02 |
| Website | www.waterloo.be |
Waterloo (French pronunciation: [watɛʁlo] ⓘ; Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋaːtərloː] ⓘ; Walloon: Waterlô) is a municipality in Wallonia, located 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 south of the official language border between Flanders and Wallonia. Waterloo is most famous for being the site of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, where Napoleon was defeated in the War of the Seventh Coalition.