Place:Wavre, Brabant, Belgium

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NameWavre
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates50.717°N 4.617°E
Located inBrabant, Belgium
Also located inBrabant Wallon, Wallonne, Belgium    
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Wavre is a city and municipality of Wallonia, capital of the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium.

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.

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