Beauvechain

Infobox Belgium Municipality
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region=BE-REG-WAL
community=BE-FR
province=BE-PROV-BW
arrondissement=Nivelles
nis=25005
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20-64=
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mayor=Marc Deconinck
majority=EC
postal-codes=1320
telephone-area=010
web= [http://www.beauvechain.be/ www.beauvechain.be]
lat_deg=50
lat_min=47
lon_deg=04
lon_min=46

Beauvechain (Bôvètché: "Bôvètché"), ( _nl. Bevekom) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 6,529 inhabitants. The total area is 38.58 km², giving a population density of 169 inhabitants per km².

Beauchevain hosts a Belgian military airfield which formerly flew F-16 Fighting Falcon jets.

External links

* [http://www.beauvechain.be/ Official web site] (in French)