Merbraine

Merbraine is a quarter in Braine-l’Alleud, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Wallonia. Merbraine is situated nearby to the quarter Saint-Sébastien, as well as near Colo-Hugues.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lion’s Mound and Braine-l’Alleud railway station.

Lion’s Mound

Peak

Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Lion's Mound is a large conical artificial hill in the municipality of Braine-l'Alleud, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. King William I of the Netherlands ordered its construction in 1820, and it was completed in 1826.

Braine-l’Alleud railway station

Railway station

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.

Braine-l'Alleud railway station is a railway station in Braine-l'Alleud, Walloon Brabant, Belgium, operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium.

Hougoumont

Garden

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Château d'Hougoumont is a walled manorial compound, situated at the bottom of an escarpment near the Nivelles road in the Braine-l'Alleud municipality, near Waterloo, Belgium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac and Waterloo.

Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Braine-l'Alleud, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium. It was a municipality in its own right before the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1977. Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac is situated 3½ km southwest of Merbraine.

Waterloo

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Waterloo is a historic town in the Walloon province of Walloon Brabant in Belgium. The town is known mainly for the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 where Napoleon Bonaparte went down to his final defeat, leading to his second exile on Saint Helena.