Waterloo

Also known as Waterlô

municipality in Wallonia, Belgium

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Waterloo is a municipality located in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of southern Belgium. It is primarily known as a residential area near Brussels, though it also has historical significance as the site of the 1815 Battle of Waterloo, one of Europe's most famous military conflicts.

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Official name: Waterloo
Demonym: Waterlootois
Population: 31375
Area: 21.03
Official website: www.waterloo.be
Image: Belgique Butte du Lion dit de Waterloo.jpg
Dialing code: 02

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Commons category: Waterloo (Belgium)
Commons gallery: Waterloo, Belgium
postal code: 1410
annual number of weddings: 76
native label: Waterloo
phone number: +32-2-352-98-11
email address: mailto:[email protected]
P13200: Friedrich Theodor Vischer

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Waterloo ( French pronunciation: [watɛʁlo] ; Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋaːtərloː] ; Walloon: Waterlô) is a municipality in Wallonia, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium, which in 2011 had a population of 29,706 and an area of 21.03 km (8.12 sq mi).

Waterloo lies a short distance south of Brussels and immediately south of the official language border between Flanders and Wallonia. Waterloo is most famous for being the site of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, where Napoleon was defeated in the War of the Seventh Coalition.