Beauvechain

Beauvechain Bôvètchén (Walloon)
Municipality
Beauvechain town square and hall
Coat of arms
Location of Beauvechain
Beauvechain Location in Belgium Location of Beauvechain in Walloon Brabant
Coordinates: 50°47′N 04°46′E / 50.783°N 4.767°E / 50.783; 4.767
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Walloon Brabant
Arrondissement	Nivelles
Government
• Mayor	Carole GHIOT
• Governing party/ies	Beauvechain Ensemble
Area
• Total	38.57 km2 (14.89 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	7,222
• Density	190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Postal codes	1320
NIS code	25005
Area codes	010
Website	www.beauvechain.be

Beauvechain (French: [bovəʃɛ̃]; Walloon: Bôvètchén [boːvɛˈtʃe, -ˈtʃẽ] ^ⓘ; Dutch: Bevekom [ˈbeːvəkɔm] ^ⓘ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium.

On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 6,529 inhabitants. The total area is 38.58 km², giving a population density of 169 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following districts: Beauvechain, Hamme-Mille, L’Écluse, Nodebais, and Tourinnes-la-Grosse.

Beauvechain has several protected heritage sites. It is also home to Beauvechain Air Base which formerly flew F-16 Fighting Falcon jets.