Genappe (French pronunciation: [ʒənap] ; Dutch: Genepiën, Dutch pronunciation: [ɣeːˈneːpijə(n)] ; Walloon: Djinape) is a municipality and city 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. 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).
Notable people
Alfred Cogniaux (1841–1916), botanist, died in Genappe
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.
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