Balâtre, Belgium
| Balâtre Balåsse | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
|
The church on Place de Balâtre | |
  Balâtre | |
| Coordinates: 50°29′54.7″N 4°38′16.52″E / 50.498528°N 4.6379222°ECoordinates: 50°29′54.7″N 4°38′16.52″E / 50.498528°N 4.6379222°E | |
| Country |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
| Province | Namur |
| Municipality | Sombreffe |
| Elevation | 139 m (456 ft) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
Balâtre (Walloon: Balåsse) is a village in the municipality of Jemeppe-sur-Sambre (in the province of Namur), Wallonia Region, Belgium.
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
The 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
- ↑ Siborne 1848, pp. 200–201, 204, 207–208, 210–211, 233–234.
References
- Siborne, William (1848), The Waterloo Campaign, 1815 (4th ed.), Westminster: A. Constable
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