Beauvechain
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Beauvechain is a Walloon municipality located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Situated east of Brussels, it is well known for hosting a major Belgian Air Component air base.
Flag Description: The flag is yellow with two horizontal red stripes extending from the hoist edge. Both red shapes feature a widened base at the hoist and terminate in a pointed tip towards the fly.
Symbolism: The design of the flag is derived directly from the historical coat of arms of the de Glymes family (also known as Berghes), which featured two red bretessé bars on a yellow field.
Flag Description: The flag is yellow with two horizontal red stripes extending from the hoist edge. Both red shapes feature a widened base at the hoist and terminate in a pointed tip towards the fly.
Symbolism: The design of the flag is derived directly from the historical coat of arms of the de Glymes family (also known as Berghes), which featured two red bretessé bars on a yellow field.
Statistics
Area
38.58 km²
Population
12,220