Wavre

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Wavre Wåve (Walloon) Waver (Dutch)
City and municipality
The church of St John the Baptist in Wavre
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Wavre
Wavre Location in Belgium Location of Wavre in Walloon Brabant
Coordinates: 50°43′N 04°36′E / 50.717°N 4.600°E / 50.717; 4.600
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Walloon Brabant
Arrondissement	Nivelles
Government
• Mayor	Anne Masson (La Liste du Bourgmestre; "Mayor's List," LB)
• Governing party/ies	LB-PS-DéFI
Area
• Total	42.11 km2 (16.26 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	34,305
• Density	810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Postal codes	1300, 1301
NIS code	25112
Area codes	010
Website	www.wavre.be

Wavre (French pronunciation: [wavʁ] ^ⓘ; Walloon: Wåve; Dutch: Waver [ˈʋaːvər] ^ⓘ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium.

Wavre is in the Dyle valley. Most inhabitants speak French as their mother tongue and are called "Wavriens" and "Wavriennes".

The municipality consist of the following sub-municipalities: Bierges, Limal, and Wavre proper.

Wavre is also called "the City of the Maca", referring to the statue of the small boy trying to climb the wall of the city hall. Tradition holds that touching the Maca's buttocks brings a year of luck.