Balâtre, Belgium
Balâtre (Walloon: Balåsse) is a village in the municipality of Jemeppe-sur-Sambre (in the province of Namur), Wallonia Region, Belgium.
Balâtre Balåsse | |
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Village | |
 The church on Place de Balâtre | |
  Balâtre | |
| Coordinates: 50°29′54.7″N 4°38′16.52″E | |
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| Province | Namur |
| Municipality | Sombreffe |
| Elevation | 139 m (456 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Balâtre was its own municipality until the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1977 when it merged with Jemeppe-sur-Sambre. Balâtre is on the northern bank of the river Ligny.
History
The village of Balâtre was a location defended by the Prussian army throughout the Battle of Ligny on 16 June 1815.[1]
Balâtre Castle-farm (13th–15th centuries)
Notes
- Siborne 1848, pp. 200–201, 204, 207–208, 210–211, 233–234.
gollark: Okay then, but it does seem a bit weird based on observations of stuff.
gollark: So, golds are set higher but other stuff is set the same but affected by ratios? I kind of doubt that.
gollark: Doesn't mean they'd be caveblockers or something.
gollark: The market probably runs on a combination of ratios and preset prices right now. This is just a guess though.
gollark: Anyway, could golds *really* be as common as nocturnes if they were bred less? I don't think so.
References
- Siborne, William (1848), The Waterloo Campaign, 1815 (4th ed.), Westminster: A. Constable
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