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 [2] 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).[3]
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.[4]
Postal codes in 1969 (before the merger of municipalities in 1977):[5] - 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
References
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Population of Cities in Belgium 2023". worldpopulationreview.com. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ 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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