Chastre

Chastre (; , ) is a French-speaking municipality in Belgium that is located in Wallonia, in the province of Walloon Brabant.

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Belgium municipality.name: Chastre
Belgium municipality.picture: Maison communale Chastre.jpg
Belgium municipality.picture legend: Chastre town hall
Belgium municipality.map: Chastre Brabant-Wallon Belgium Map.svg
Belgium municipality.map legend: The municipality of Chastre in Walloon Brabant
Belgium municipality.arms: CommunesBelgique-Chastre.svg
Belgium municipality.flag: Flag of Chastre.svg
Belgium municipality.arrondissement: Nivelles
Belgium municipality.nis: 25117
Belgium municipality.mayor: Thierry Champagne
Belgium municipality.majority: Chastre20+, Ecolo
Belgium municipality.postal codes: 1450
Belgium municipality.telephone area: 010
Belgium municipality.web: www.chastre.be

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: Chastrois
Population: 7592
Area: 31.27
Elevation: 136
Official website: www.chastre.be
Image: Maison communale Chastre.jpg
Dialing code: 010

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Commons category: Chastre
postal code: 1450
annual number of weddings: 26
phone number: +32-10-65-44-71
email address: mailto:[email protected]
P13200: North Macedonia

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Chastre (; , ) is a French-speaking municipality in Belgium that is located in Wallonia, in the province of Walloon Brabant.

Its name comes from the Gallo-Roman word castra "fortress, fortified camp", from the Latin castra which is the plural form of castrum meaning "entrenchment, fortified place".