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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Beauvechain

Beauvechain (French: [bovəʃɛ̃]; Walloon: Bôvètchén [boːvɛˈtʃe, -ˈtʃẽ] ; Dutch: Bevekom [ˈbeːvəkɔm] ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium.

On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 6,529 inhabitants. The total area is 38.58 km, giving a population density of 169 inhabitants per km.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Beauvechain, Hamme-Mille, L’Écluse, Nodebais, and Tourinnes-la-Grosse.

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.

References

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ "S.c.beauvechain". Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.