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Genappe (French pronunciation: [ʒənap] (
listen); Dutch: Genepiën, Dutch pronunciation: [ɣeːˈneːpijə(n)] (listen); Walloon: Djinape) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On 1 January 2006 Genappe had a total population of 14,136. The total area is 89.57 km2 which gives a population density of 158 inhabitants per km2.
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Location of Genappe  | |
  Genappe Location in Belgium
The municipality of Genappe in Walloon Brabant  | |
| Coordinates: 50°36′N 04°27′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Walloon Brabant |
| Arrondissement | Nivelles |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gérard Couronné (MR) |
| • Governing party/ies | MR - cdH |
| Area | |
| • Total | 89.57 km2 (34.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 15,353 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 1470-1474, 1476 |
| Area codes | 067 |
| Website | www.genappe.be |
Villages in the municipality of Genappe are:
- Genappe
- Vieux-Genappe
- Bousval
- Baisy-Thy
- Ways
- Houtain-le-Val
- Loupoigne
- Glabais
History
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Although his birthplace was probably Boulogne-sur-Mer, one 13th-century chronicler cites Baisy (now Baisy-Thy in Genappe), as the birthplace of Godfrey of Bouillon, the best-known leader of the First Crusade (1096-1099).[2]
Postal history
The Genappe post-office opened before 1830. It used a postal code 48 with bars (before 1864), and 145 with points before 1870. BOUSVAL opened on 8 April 1880.[3]
Postal codes in 1969 (before the merger of municipalities in 1977):[4] - 1470 Genappe - 1471 Loupoigne - 1472 Vieux-Genappe - 1473 Glabais - 1474 Ways - 1475 Baisy-Thy - 1476 Houtain-le-Val - 1488 Bousval.
Twinned cities
- Narborough, United Kingdom
- Littlethorpe, United Kingdom
- Franklin, Louisiana, United States
See also
- List of protected heritage sites in Genappe
References
- "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- L. Bréhier, "Godfrey of Bouillon" in The Catholic Encyclopedia (1909), citing Haigneré, Mémoires lus à la Sorbonne, Paris, 1868, 213
- Catalogue Spécialisé des Oblitérations Belges, 1849-1910, Nationale en Internationale Postzegelmanifestaties Antwerpen (NIPA), Antwerp, 1999.
- Liste des Numéros Postaux, Administration des Postes, Bruxelles 1969.
External links
Media related to Genappe at Wikimedia Commons
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На других языках
[de] Genappe
Genappe (wallonisch Djinape, niederländisch Genepiën) ist eine Gemeinde in der französischsprachigen Provinz Wallonisch-Brabant in Belgien. Sie besteht aus den acht Ortsteilen Baisy-Thy, Bousval, Genappe, Glabais, Houtain-le-Val, Loupoigne, Vieux-Genappe und Ways.- [en] Genappe
[ru] Женап
Жена́п (фр. Genappe, нидерл. Genepiën) — коммуна в Валлонии, расположенная в провинции Валлонский Брабант, округ Нивель. Принадлежит Французскому языковому сообществу Бельгии. На площади 89,57 км² проживают 14 136 человек (плотность населения — 158 чел./км²), из которых 49,11 % — мужчины и 50,89 % — женщины. Средний годовой доход на душу населения в 2003 году составлял 13 986 евро.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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