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Jodoigne
Geldenaken (Dutch)
Flag of Jodoigne
Coat of arms of Jodoigne
Location of Jodoigne
Map
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceWalloon Brabant
ArrondissementNivelles
Government
 • MayorJean-Paul Wahl
 • Governing party/iesUC
Area
 • Total73.73 km2 (28.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total14,079
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Postal codes
1370
NIS code
25048
Area codes010
Websitewww.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.

Château Pastur, a former residence of Henry I of Brabant, now the hôtel de ville of Jodoigne

References

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ As if spelled Jodogne; the pronunciation French pronunciation: [ʒɔdwaɲ] is considered erroneous.