Nil-Saint-Vincent-Saint-Martin


Nil-Saint-Vincent-Saint-Martin is a former municipality in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium. In 1976 it became part of the municipality of Walhain.
The villages of Nil-Saint-Vincent and Nil-Saint-Martin were merged in 1812. 'Nil' is the name of a small river, along whose valley the various areas of settlement lie.

Landmarks

Nil-Saint-Vincent-Saint-Martin has several notable landmarks.

The Tiège windmill

The Tiège windmill was built in 1834 by the Thienpont family. It was used until June 23, 1946 and today is a listed building.

The centre of Belgium

The Institut Géographique National, the Belgian national cartographical service, calculated that the geographical centre of Belgium lay in Nil-Saint-Vincent.
The architect Bernard Defrenne built a monument for this location, which was inaugurated on August 22, 1998.
It is located at coordinates.