Editing Walloon Brabant (section)

==Economy==
The regional [[Gross domestic product]] (GDP) of the province was 19.3 billion € in 2018, accounting for only 4.2% of Belgium's economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was €42,300 in the same year, equivalent to 140% of the EU27 average. GDP per person employed was still higher, at 157% of the EU27 average. Compared to other Belgian provinces, Walloon Brabant is thus relatively small, but it is the wealthiest. The other four Walloon provinces to Brabant's south all have a significantly lower GDP per capita, none being above €30,000 in 2018. This wealth is at least partly due to the economy of the neighbouring capital city region of Brussels, which is not a province, because many residents of Walloon Brabant are employed there. For comparison, Brussels had a GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power of €61,300, equivalent to 203% of the EU average, but unlike Walloon Brabant it is significantly lower, at 161%, when calculated per person employed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/10474907/1-05032020-AP-EN.pdf/81807e19-e4c8-2e53-c98a-933f5bf30f58|title=Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018|website=Eurostat}}</ref>

Historically the greater Walloon region was one of the earliest regions of industrialization, mainly concentrated in the so-called ''[[Sillon industriel]]'', which is to the south of Walloon Brabant. There was also steel production in [[Clabecq]] in Walloon Brabant, which is still operating. The [[Ronquières inclined plane]] on the [[Brussels-Charleroi Canal]] which passes through the province, connects canal traffic between [[Charleroi]], one of the main cities of the ''Sillon industriel'', with Brussels and the [[Port of Antwerp]], to the north of Walloon Brabant.

Today, the [[UCLouvain|University of Louvain]] (UCLouvain) is located in Walloon Brabant. The [[Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park]] is developing cooperation between industry and UCLouvain and is contributing to regional economic development.  It covers 231 hectares spread over the area of the town of [[Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve]] and the municipality of [[Mont-Saint-Guibert]] (30&nbsp;km away from [[Brussels]]). The main areas of activity are life sciences, fine chemistry, information technologies and engineering. The park is made up of 135 innovative companies, 4,500 employees, and the university's [[business incubator]].

[[Piétrain]] is a breed of [[domestic pig]] taking its name from ''Piétrain'', a little village of [[Jodoigne]] in Walloon Brabant.

The most important town of this province is [[Nivelles]], which has the [[Collegiate Church of Saint Gertrude]] and its westwork.

In [[Rixensart]], the company [[Recherche et Industrie Thérapeutiques]] (changed to ''GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals'' in 2000) is one of the world's leading vaccine manufacturers, supplying around 25% of the world's vaccines: GSK Biologicals employs a little over 5,300 persons on the Walloon sites of [[Rixensart]], [[Wavre]] and [[Gembloux]]. The company distributes 36 doses of vaccines every second.<ref>''Dynamisme wallon'', review of the [[Union Wallonne des Entreprises]], Décembre 2007</ref>

The castle of ''Corroy-le-Château'', one of the best conserved castles of this period in Northern Europe was bought by 21st-century Flemish artist [[Wim Delvoye]] for EUR 3.3 million. He is planning to convert the Corroy-le-Château into a museum of modern art.<ref>[http://www.expatica.com/be/articles/news/Belgian-artist-buys-castle-for-EUR-3_3m.html "Belgian artist buys castle for EUR 3.3m"], Expatica.com 2008-09-24</ref>