Lasne

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Lasne
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Lasne (Walloon Brabant)
Lasne
Lasne
State : BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Region : Wallonia
Province : Walloon Brabant
District : Nivelles
Coordinates : 50 ° 41 ′  N , 4 ° 29 ′  E 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
Website: www.lasne.be
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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.

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