Lasne
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State : | Belgium | |
Region : | Wallonia | |
Province : | Walloon Brabant | |
District : | Nivelles | |
Coordinates : | 50 ° 41 ′ N , 4 ° 29 ′ E | |
Area : | 47.22 km² | |
Residents: | 14,244 (Jan 1, 2019) | |
Population density: | 302 inhabitants per km² | |
Post Code: | 1380 | |
Prefix: | 02 | |
Mayor: | Brigitte Defalque | |
Local government address : |
Administration communale Place communale, 1 1380 Lasne |
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Website: | www.lasne.be |
Lasne ( Walloon Lane ) is a municipality in the French-speaking province of Walloon Brabant in Belgium . It consists of the districts of Couture-Saint-Germain , Lasne-Chapelle-St-Lambert , Maransart , Ohain and Plancenoit .
The neighboring municipalities are Braine-l'Alleud , Waterloo , Rixensart , La Hulpe , Genappe and Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve .
Lasne has twinned cities with Abbeville in the US and Azay le Rideau in France .
history
The current district of Plancenoit was bitterly fought over between French and Prussian troops during the Battle of Waterloo . The conquest of the place finally enabled the Prussians to reach the center of the battlefield and put the French to flight. A Prussian monument was erected a little later in Plancenoit.
Personalities
- Robert Goffin (1898–1984), lawyer and writer
- Xavier Daufresne (* 1968), tennis player