Genappe facts for kids
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Genappe
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 Genappe
Location in Belgium
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| Country | Belgium | ||
| Community | French Community | ||
| Region | Wallonia | ||
| Province | Walloon Brabant | ||
| Arrondissement | Nivelles | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 89.57 km2 (34.58 sq mi) | ||
| Population
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| Postal codes |
1470-1474, 1476
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| Area codes | 067 | ||
| Website | www.genappe.be | ||
Genappe (French pronunciation: [ʒənap]; Dutch: Genepiën, Dutch pronunciation: [ɣeːˈneːpijə(n)]; Walloon: Djinape) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant.
Demographics
As of 2023, the municipality of Genappe boasted a population of 14,266 residents. Spanning a total area of 89.57km2 , the region has a population density of 15,26 inhabitants per km2.
History
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).
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.
Postal codes in 1969 (before the merger of municipalities in 1977): - 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
In Spanish: Genappe para niños
