Beauvechain

Beauvechain
Beauvechain; Bevekom (Dutch)
	Municipality
	Beauvechain town square and hall
	Coat of arms
	Beauvechain Location in Belgium Location of Beauvechain in Walloon Brabant
	Coordinates: 50°47′N 04°46′E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Walloon Brabant
Arrondissement	Nivelles
Government
• Mayor	Marc Deconinck
• Governing party/ies	EC
Area
• Total	38.58 km2 (14.90 sq mi)
Population (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	7,222
• Density	190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Postal codes	1320
Area codes	010
Website	www.beauvechain.be

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.

The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Tourinnes-la-Grosse (Deurne), Hamme-Mille, Nodebeek (Nodebais), and L'Ecluse (Sluizen).

Beauvechain has several protected heritage sites. It is also home to Beauvechain Air Base which formerly flew F-16 Fighting Falcon 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.[2]

Gallery

The St-Sulpice church (1853-1860).
La Bruyère, the farm of Wahenge

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References

"Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Media related to Beauvechain at Wikimedia Commons
Official web site (in French)

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[wikidata-692aaaa06af07b61bd00fe674742d7f0e429826b-v3-1] "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)