Belgium Wallonia Waterloo
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A hamlet primarily hosting overnight travelers, Waterloo gained prominence from its 1815 namesake battle.
Today, Waterloo is home to the European headquarters of MasterCard International. There is a Carrefour hypermarket in Mont-Saint-Jean, a Delhaize store, an Ibis Hotel, several BNP Paribas Fortis branches, office parks to the east of the town and two international schools: St. John's International School and the "Scandinavian School". As a result Waterloo is a polyglot and multicultural town, the Commune offers services in French, Dutch, and English. A row of shops, called Petit Paris is situated on the Chaussee de Bruxelles (which becomes Chaussee de Waterloo or Waterloosesteenweg when leaving Waterloo in the north and nearing Brussels).
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