Genappe
Genappe | |
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Location of Genappe  | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Walloon Brabant |
| Arrondissement | Nivelles |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gérard Couronné (MR) |
| • Governing party/ies | MR-IC |
| Area | |
| • Total | 90.35 km2 (34.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 15,353 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 1470-1474, 1476 |
| NIS code | 25031 |
| Area codes | 067 |
| Website | www.genappe.be |
Genappe is a Walloon municipality 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.
Villages in the municipality of Genappe are:
History
To be expanded
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.[2]
Postal codes in 1969 (before the merger of municipalities in 1977):[3] - 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.
- ^ 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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