Genappe
Genappe (LL- (fra)-Manestra-Genappe.wav; Genepiën, Nl-Genepiën.ogg; Djinape) is a municipality and city of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant.
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Genappe (LL- (fra)-Manestra-Genappe.wav; Genepiën, Nl-Genepiën.ogg; Djinape) is a municipality and city of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant.
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• Name — Genappe • Type — city • Image Map — Genappe Brabant-Wallon Belgium Map.svg • Map Caption — The municipality of Genappe in Walloon Brabant • Arms — Genappe wapen.svg • Flag — Genappe Belgium.svg • Arrondissement — Nivelles • Nis — 25031 • Mayor — Gérard Couronné (MR) • Majority — MR - cdH • Postal Code — 1470-1474, 1476 • Area Code — 067 • Website — www.genappe.be Genappe (LL- (fra)-Manestra-Genappe.wav; Genepiën, Nl-Genepiën.ogg; Djinape) is a municipality and city of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant.
Demographics
Demographics
As of 2023, the municipality of Genappe boasted a population of 14,266 residents. Spanning a total area of 89.57 km 2, the region has a population density of 15,26 inhabitants per km 2.
History
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).
Notable people
Notable people
• Alfred Cogniaux (1841–1916), botanist, died in Genappe
Postal history
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.
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