Nil-Saint-Vincent-Saint-Martin () is a Belgian village and district of the municipality of Walhain, Wallonia in the province of Walloon Brabant.
The villages of Nil-Saint-Vincent and Nil-Saint-Martin were merged in 1812. 'Nil' is the name of a small river, along whose valley the various areas of settlement (Nil-Pierreux, Nil-Saint-Vincent, Nil-Saint-Martin) lie.
Landmarks Nil-Saint-Vincent-Saint-Martin has several notable landmarks.
The Tiège windmill The Tiège windmill was built in 1834 by the Thienpont family. It was used until 23 June 1946Sign seen next to the windmill (See Moulin Du Tiège sign photo) and today is a listed building (monument classé).
The centre of Belgium The Institut Géographique National, the Belgian national cartographical service, calculated that the geographical centre of Belgium lay in Nil-Saint-Vincent. The architect Bernard Defrenne built a monument for this location, which was inaugurated on 22 August 1998. It is located at coordinates .
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