Jodoigne
Jodoigne
Geldenaken (Dutch) | |
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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] Template:Lang-nl [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