Genappe (; , ; ) is a
municipality
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and
city
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of
Wallonia
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located in the
Belgian province of Walloon Brabant.
Demographics
As of 2023, the municipality of Genappe boasted a population of 14,266 residents. Spanning a total area of 89.57 km
2 , the region has a
population density
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of 15,26 inhabitants per km
2.
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
Godfrey of Bouillon (; ; ; ; 1060 – 18 July 1100) was a preeminent leader of the First Crusade, and the first ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1099 to 1100. Although initially reluctant to take the title of king, he agreed to rule as pri ...
, the best-known leader of the
First Crusade
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(1096-1099).
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.
Postal codes in 1969 (before the
merger of municipalities in 1977):
[Liste des Numéros Postaux, Administration des Postes, Bruxelles 1969.]
- 1470 Genappe
- 1471 Loupoigne
- 1472
Vieux-Genappe
- 1473 Glabais
- 1474 Ways
- 1475 Baisy-Thy
- 1476 Houtain-le-Val
- 1488 Bousval.
Twinned cities
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Narborough, United Kingdom
*
Littlethorpe, United Kingdom
*
Franklin, Louisiana, United States
See also
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List of protected heritage sites in Genappe
References
External links
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Cities in Wallonia
Municipalities of Walloon Brabant
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