Walhain
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| Geography | ||
| Country | .svg/27px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
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| Region |  Wallonia |
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| Community | French Community |
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| Province |  Walloon Brabant |
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| Arrondissement | Nivelles | |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: | |
| Area | 37.94 km² | |
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| Population – Males – Females - Density |
6,038 (January 1, 2006) 49.49% 50.51% 159 inhab./km² |
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| Economy | ||
| Unemployment rate | 9.14% (January 1, 2006) | |
| Mean annual income | 14,821 €/pers. (2003) | |
| Government | ||
| Mayor | Laurence Smets (WAL1 [PS]) | |
| Governing parties | IC | |
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| Postal codes | 1457 | |
| Area codes | 010 | |
| Web address | www.walhain.be | |
Walhain is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Walloon Brabant. It consists of the former municipalities of Nil-Saint-Vincent-Saint-Martin, Tourinnes-Saint-Lambert and Walhain-Saint-Paul.
Walhain is a little bit famous because, although it is quite a little village, they have two successful national sports clubs. Firstly, they have a semi-professional football club, RFC Wallonia Walhain CG playing in the third Belgian division which unfortunately couldn't avoid relegation in 2007 and will be playing in Promotion D next season. They also have a good volleyball club, with both women's and men's teams playing in the second national division (the first division in Belgium being professional).
The Institut Géographique National, the Belgian national cartographical service, calculated that the geographical centre of Belgium lay in this municipality, in Nil-Saint-Vincent at .[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Centre géographique - Le Site (French). Municipality of Walhain. Retrieved on 2007-03-09.
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