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City and municipality in French Community, Belgium From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Genappe (French pronunciation: [ʒənap] ; Dutch: Genepiën, Dutch pronunciation: [ɣeːˈneːpijə(n)] ; Walloon: Djinape) is a municipality and city[2] of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant.

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Demographics

As of 2023, the municipality of Genappe boasted a population of 14,266 residents.[3] Spanning a total area of 89.57 km2 , the region has a population density of 15,26 inhabitants per km2.

History

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).[4]

Postal history

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.[5]

Postal codes in 1969 (before the merger of municipalities in 1977):[6] - 1470 Genappe - 1471 Loupoigne - 1472 Vieux-Genappe - 1473 Glabais - 1474 Ways - 1475 Baisy-Thy - 1476 Houtain-le-Val - 1488 Bousval.

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