Balâtre (Walloon: Balåsse) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
Balâtre
Balåsse (Walloon) | |
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Village | |
 The church on Place de Balâtre | |
  Balâtre | |
| Coordinates: 50°29′54.7″N 4°38′16.52″E / 50.498528°N 4.6379222°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Region |  Wallonia |
| Province |  Namur |
| Municipality |  Jemeppe-sur-Sambre |
| Elevation | 139 m (456 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Balâtre was its own municipality until the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1977 when it merged with Jemeppe-sur-Sambre. Balâtre is on the northern bank of the river Ligny.
History
editThe village of Balâtre was a location defended by the Prussian army throughout the Battle of Ligny on 16 June 1815.[1]
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Balâtre Castle-farm (13th–15th centuries)
Notes
editThis article needs additional citations for verification. (October 2016) |
- ^ Siborne 1848, pp. 200–201, 204, 207–208, 210–211, 233–234.
References
edit- Siborne, William (1848), The Waterloo Campaign, 1815 (4th ed.), Westminster: A. Constable
External links
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