Couture-Saint-Germain (; ) is a village of

Wallonia Wallonia ( ; ; or ), officially the Walloon Region ( ; ), is one of the three communities, regions and language areas of Belgium, regions of Belgium—along with Flemish Region, Flanders and Brussels. Covering the southern portion of the c ...

and a

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of the municipality of

Lasne Lasne (; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium, south east of Brussels. In 2008, Lasne had a population of 14,043. The total area is 47.22 km² which gives a population density of 297 inhabitant ...

, located in the province of

Walloon Brabant Walloon Brabant ( ; ; ) is a province located in Belgium's French-speaking region of Wallonia. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the province of Flemish Brabant (Flemish Region) and the provinces of Liège, Namur and Hainaut. Walloon Br ...

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. The village was formed long ago. The Cistercian Abbey of Aywiers was established here in the early 13th century.
Saint Lutgardis of Aywiers lived in the Abbey.

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Waterloo TourismAbbaye d'Aywiers
Sub-municipalities of Lasne Former municipalities of Walloon Brabant {{WalloonBrabant-geo-stub