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 (Nil-Pierreux, Nil-Saint-Vincent, Nil-Saint-Martin) lie.
Nil-Saint-Vincent-Saint-Martin has several notable landmarks.
The Tiège windmill was built in 1834 by the Thienpont family. It was used until June 23, 1946 and today is a listed building (monument classé).
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 50°38′28″N 4°40′05″E / 50.64111°N 4.66806°E.
Coordinates: 50°38′21″N 4°40′21″E / 50.639037°N 4.67258°E
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