What is "sablon"

Sablon a French name, may refer to:

• Sablon (Brussels) (in French) or Zavel (in Dutch), a square on a hill by the same name, in the old area of Brussels
• Germaine Sablon, French singer and actress
• Jean Sablon, French singer and actor
• Sablons (disambiguation), the name of several communes in France
• Sablon diecast, a miniature toy car maker from Belgium
• Edwin Sablon, American singer/songwriter

The Sablon (French) or Zavel (Dutch) is a neighbourhood and hill in the historic upper town of Brussels. At its heart are the twin squares of the larger Grand Sablon (French for Large Sablon) or Grote Zavel square in the northwest and the smaller Petit Sablon (French for Small Sablon) or Kleine Zavel square and garden in the southeast, divided by the Church of Our Blessed Lady of the Sablon.