Waterloo, Belgium

Waterloo (pronounced [watəʀˈloː]) (in Walloon: Waterlô) is a Walloon municipality in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Waterloo had a total population of 29,315. The total area is 21.03 km².

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Coordinates: 50°38′N 04°42′E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Walloon Brabant
Arrondissement	Nivelles
Government
• Mayor	Serge Kubla
• Governing party/ies	MR
Area
• Total	21.03 km2 (8.12 sq mi)
Postal codes	1410
Website	www.waterloo.be

Battle of Waterloo

Main page: Battle of Waterloo

In the Battle of Waterloo (Sunday 18 June 1815[5] near Waterloo, Belgium) the French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by the Prussian army and the Anglo-Allied army. The defeat at Waterloo put an end to Napoleon's rule as the French emperor. After the Battle Napoleon surrendered to the British, and was exiled to Saint Helena, where he died in 1821.

The battlefield is in present-day Belgium, about eight miles (12 km) SSE of Brussels, and about a mile (1.6 km) from the town of Waterloo.

Further reading

• Barbero, Alessandro (2005). The Battle: A New History of Waterloo. Atlantic Books. ISBN 1-84354-310-9

Waterloo, Belgium Media

• The Village of Waterloo (Jones).jpg

  The Village of Waterloo by George Jones, 1821

• Andrieux - La bataille de Waterloo.jpg

  Clément-Auguste Andrieux's 1852 The Battle of Waterloo

• 18 June 1815 – Waterloo – Saint Joseph's Church.jpg

  Church of Saint Joseph of Waterloo

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  The immense Butte du Lioncode: fr is deprecated ("Lion's Mound") overlooking the battlefield of Waterloo

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  Château d'Argenteuil

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  Le château de l'industriel Français Léon Cheval (producteur d'engrais chimique). Carrefour de la N5 et N27 à Waterloo, Belgique. Démoli en février 1966.

• Waterloo railway station