Nil-Saint-Vincent-Saint-Martin

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Nil-Saint-Vincent-Saint-Martin is a Belgian village and district of the municipality of Walhain, Wallonia in the province of Walloon Brabant. The villages of Nil-Saint-Vincent and Nil-Saint-Martin were merged in 1812. 'Nil' is the name of a small river, along whose valley the various areas of settlement (Nil-Pierreux, Nil-Saint-Vincent, Nil-Saint-Martin) lie.

Landmarks

Nil-Saint-Vincent-Saint-Martin has several notable landmarks.

The Tiège windmill

The Tiège windmill was built in 1834 by the Thienpont family. It was used until 23 June 1946 and today is a listed building (monument classé).

The centre of Belgium

The Institut Géographique National, the Belgian national cartographical service, calculated that the geographical centre of Belgium lay in Nil-Saint-Vincent. The architect Bernard Defrenne built a monument for this location, which was inaugurated on 22 August 1998. It is located at coordinates 50.64111°N, 4.66806°W.

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