Genappe (French pronunciation: [ʒənap] ⓘ; Dutch: Genepiën, Dutch pronunciation: [ɣeːˈneːpijə(n)] ⓘ; Walloon: Djinape) is a city and municipalityofWallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant.
Genappe
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  Genappe
Location in Belgium
The municipality of Genappe in Walloon Brabant  | |
| Coordinates: 50°36′N 04°27′E / 50.600°N 4.450°E / 50.600; 4.450 | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Walloon Brabant |
| Arrondissement | Nivelles |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gérard Couronné (MR) |
| • Governing party/ies | MR - cdH |
| Area | |
| • Total | 90.35 km2 (34.88 sq mi) |
| Population
(2018-01-01)[1]
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| • Total | 15,353 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Postal codes |
1470-1474, 1476
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| NIS code |
25031
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| Area codes | 067 |
| Website | www.genappe.be |
As of 2023, the municipality of Genappe boasted a population of 14,266 [2] residents. Spanning a total area of 89.57km2 , the region has a population density of 15,26 inhabitants per km2.
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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).[3]
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.[4]
Postal codes in 1969 (before the merger of municipalities in 1977):[5] - 1470 Genappe - 1471 Loupoigne - 1472 Vieux-Genappe - 1473 Glabais - 1474 Ways - 1475 Baisy-Thy - 1476 Houtain-le-Val - 1488 Bousval.
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