Jodoigne

Jodoigne (French: [ʒɔdɔɲ] ^ⓘ; Walloon: Djodogne [dʒɔdɔɲ] ^ⓘ; Dutch: Geldenaken [ˈɣɛldəˌnaːkə(n)]) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium.

Jodoigne Djodogne (Walloon)
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Jodoigne
Jodoigne Location in Belgium The municipality of Jodoigne in Walloon Brabant
Coordinates: 50°43′N 04°52′E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Walloon Brabant
Arrondissement	Nivelles
Government
• Mayor	Jean-Luc Meurice (MR)
• Governing party/ies	Union Communale
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

On January 1, 2006, Jodoigne had a total population of 12,440. The total area is 73.31 km² (28.31 sq mi) which gives a population density of 170 inhabitants per square kilometre (440/sq mi).

The municipality consists of the following districts: Dongelberg, Jauchelette, Jodoigne, Jodoigne-Souveraine, Lathuy, Piétrain, Saint-Jean-Geest (including the hamlet of Sainte-Marie-Geest), Saint-Remy-Geest, and Zétrud-Lumay.

In the 1568 Battle of Jodoigne, one of the early battles of the Eighty Years' War, the Spanish Duke of Alba defeated a Dutch rebel force under William the Silent.

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