Prosperous
Walloon municipality south of Brussels. The commune is made up of five
different entities: Couture-Saint-Germain,
Lasne-Chapelle-Saint-Lambert, Maransart, Ohain and Plancenoit. It is
officially a french speaking commune although there is a considerable
influx of foreigners and, to a lesser degree, also an inward migration
of Dutch speaking Belgians before a drastic price hike around 2005 took
place in some municipalities of Brabant Wallon like Lasne , Waterloo,
La Hulpe, and Rixensart. A price level that came
close to
comparable wealthy Flemish suburbs, which made most Dutch speaking
Belgians focus their attention to the cheaper parts of Brabant Walloon
around Wavre in the east and Saintes in the west.