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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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- Instance of
- municipality of Belgium
- Official name
- Waterloo
- Demonym
- Waterlootois
- Country
- Belgium
- Located in
- Arrondissement of Nivelles
- Official language
- French
- Population
- 31375
- Area
- 21.03
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Shares border with
- Beersel
- Official website
- www.waterloo.be
- Image
- Belgique Butte du Lion dit de Waterloo.jpg
- Dialing code
- 02
- Significant event
- Battle of Waterloo
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- postal code
- 1410
- annual number of weddings
- 76
- P8168
- Georg Ludwig Spalding
- native label
- Waterloo
- phone number
- +32-2-352-98-11
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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