Wavre
Wavre (French pronunciation: [wavʁ] (
listen); Dutch: Waver, Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋaːvər] (listen); Walloon: Wåve) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, capital of the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium.
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Wavre
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 The church of St John the Baptist in Wavre | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Wavre Location in Belgium
Location of Wavre in Walloon Brabant  | |
| Coordinates: 50°43′N 04°36′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Walloon Brabant |
| Arrondissement | Nivelles |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Françoise Pigeolet (La Liste du Bourgmestre; "Mayor's List," LB) |
| • Governing party/ies | LB-PS |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41.80 km2 (16.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 34,305 |
| • Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 1300, 1301 |
| Area codes | 010 |
| Website | www.wavre.be |
Wavre is in the Dyle valley. Most inhabitants speak French as their mother tongue and are called "Wavriens" and "Wavriennes".
The municipality consist of the following districts: Bierges, Limal, and Wavre.
Wavre is also called "the City of the Maca", referring to the statue of the small boy trying to climb the wall of the city hall. Tradition holds that touching the Maca's buttocks brings a year of luck.