Jodoigne
Jodoigne
Geldenaken (Dutch) | |
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Location of Jodoigne  | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Walloon Brabant |
| Arrondissement | Nivelles |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Paul Wahl |
| • Governing party/ies | UC |
| Area | |
| • Total | 73.73 km2 (28.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 14,079 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 1370 |
| NIS code | 25048 |
| Area codes | 010 |
| Website | www.jodoigne.be |
Jodoigne (French pronunciation: [ʒɔdɔɲ],[2] Dutch: Geldenaken [ˈɣɛldǝˌnaːkǝ(n)]) is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006, Jodoigne had a total population of 12,440. The total area is 73.31 km² which gives a population density of 170 inhabitants per km².
The present municipality includes the nine villages of Piétrain, Saint-Jean-Geest, Saint-Remy-Geest, Zétrud-Lumay, Dongelberg, Mélin, Lathuy, Jodoigne-Souveraine and Jauchelette.
The previous mayor of Jodoigne, Louis Michel, a liberal politician was the Belgian foreign minister from 1999 until 2004 and was the Belgian European commissioner from 2004 until 2009. The current mayor is Jean-Paul Wahl.
The asteroid 1199 Geldonia was named in its honour (from the Latin form of the name) by Eugène Delporte.
References
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ As if spelled Jodogne; the pronunciation French pronunciation: [ʒɔdwaɲ] is considered erroneous.
External links
Media related to Jodoigne at Wikimedia Commons- Jodoigne official web site Template:Fr icon
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