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Gembloux

Djiblou  (Walloon)

Gembloers  (Dutch)
Municipality
Town hall with belfry in the background
Town hall with belfry in the background
Flag of Gembloux
Flag
 Coat of arms of Gembloux
Coat of arms
Gembloux is located in Belgium
Gembloux
Gembloux
Location in Belgium
Country Belgium
Community French Community
Region Wallonia
Province Namur
Arrondissement Namur
Area
 • Total 95.86 km2 (37.01 sq mi)
Population
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Postal codes
5030-5032
Area codes 081
Website www.gembloux.be

Gembloux (French: [ʒɑ̃blu]; Walloon: Djiblou; Dutch: Gembloers [ˈɣɛmbluːrs]) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.

On 1 January 2006, the municipality had 21,964 inhabitants. The total area is 95.86 km2, yielding a population density of 229 inhabitants per km2. The mayor, who was elected on 8 October 2006, is Benoît Dispa.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Beuzet, Bossière, Bothey, Corroy-le-Château, Ernage, Gembloux, Grand-Leez, Grand-Manil, Isnes, Lonzée, Mazy, and Sauvenière.

This city is well known for its Agricultural University and for its cutlery. The university is housed in the historical Abbey of Gembloux, which dates from the tenth century.

Gembloux's belfry is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the Belfries of Belgium and France site, in recognition of its architecture and testimony to the rise in municipal power in the area.

History

The central city grew around the Gembloux Abbey, founded in the tenth century. In the vicinity of the city, in 1578, the Battle of Gembloux was fought during the Eighty Years' War. In May 1940, the Battle of Hannut and the Battle of the Gembloux Gap took place nearby, tank battles during the larger Battle of France.

Notable inhabitants

  • The Marquess of Trazegnies d'Ittre
  • Christophe Szpajdel, sketch artist (born 1970)

Twin towns

Gembloux is twinned with

Gallery

  • Gembloux JPG05

    Gembloux town hall square and belfry

  • Gembloux Abbey, current home of Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech (DSCF7631)

    University Faculty of agronomic sciences

  • Tour du Guet in parc d'Epinal, Gembloux, Belgium (DSCF7618)

    Tour du Guet fortification

  • Castle of Corroy-le-Château (DSCF7659-DSCF7662)

    13th century Château de Corroy-le-Château

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