Nivelles
city in Wallonia, Belgium
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Summary
Nivelles is a municipality of Belgium[1]. Nivelles ranks in the top 6% of municipality of belgium entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,317 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Arrondissement of Nivelles[3]
- Country: Belgium[4]
- Head of government: Pierre Huart[5]
- Instance of: Belgian municipality with the title of city[6]
- Capital: Nivelles[7]
- Official language: French[8]
- Shares border with: Braine-l'Alleud[9], Braine-le-Comte[10], Seneffe[11], Pont-à-Celles[12], Les Bons Villers[13], Genappe[14], Ittre[15]
- Flag: flag of Nivelles[16]
- Twinned administrative body: Saintes[17]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Nivelles[18]
- Postal code: 1400[19], 1404[20], 1401[21], 1402[22]
- Part of: Emergency zone Walloon Brabant[23], Police Zone Nivelles - Genappe[24]
- Commons category: Nivelles[25]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[26]
- Local dialing code: 067[27]
- Significant event: Siege of Nivelles[28]
- Official website: https://nivelles.be[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nivelles[30]
- Commons gallery: Nivelles[31]
- Email address: mailto:administration@nivelles.be[32]
- Population: 24,200[33], 28,521[34]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Nivelles[35]
- Phone number: +32-67-88-22-11[36]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], Regesta Imperii[38], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[39], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[40]
- Contains settlement: Monstreux[41], Nivelles[42], Thines[43], Baulers[44], Bornival[45]
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Identity
Official names include Nivelles[46], Nijvel[47], and Nivele[48].
Why It Matters
Nivelles has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Nivelles is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]