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Quick facts for kids Wagnelée Wagnlêye (Walloon)
Village
The church of Sainte-Gertrude.
Wagnelée Location in Belgium
Country	Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Municipality	Fleurus
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Wagnelée (Walloon: Wagnlêye) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Fleurus, located in the Arrondissement of Charleroi, province of Hainaut, Belgium.

The Wagnelée post code is 6223 and the telephone zone code is 071.

Wagnelée was its own municipality until the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1977 when it merged with Fleurus.

History

In 1815 Wagnelée one of a string of villages that formed the front line between the Prussian army commanded by Gebhard von Blücher and the French Army of the North commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Ligny. Wagnelée was on the extreme right flank of the Prussian line and was held by the Prussians throughout the battle.

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