Genappe

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Genappe is a city and municipality of Wallonia 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 89.57km2, 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).

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):

  • 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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