Gembloux Djiblou (Walloon)
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City andmunicipality | |
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 Location of Gembloux in Namur Province | |
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  Gembloux Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates:50°34′N04°41′E / 50.567°N 4.683°E /50.567; 4.683 | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Namur |
| Arrondissement | Namur |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Benoît Dispa (Bailli) |
| • Governing parties | Bailli,Ecolo |
| Area | |
• Total | 96.48 km2 (37.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 25,933 |
| • Density | 268.8/km2 (696.2/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 5030-5032 |
| NIS code | 92142 |
| Area codes | 081 |
| Website | www.gembloux.be |
Gembloux (French:[ʒɑ̃blu]ⓘ;Walloon:Djiblou;Dutch:Gembloers[ˈɣɛmbluːrs]) is amunicipality andcity[2] ofWallonia located in theprovince of Namur,Belgium.
On 1 January 2006, the municipality had 21,964 inhabitants. The total area is 95.86 km2, yielding apopulation density of 229 inhabitants per km2. The mayor, who was elected on 8 October 2006, is Benoît Dispa.
The municipality consists of the followingdistricts:Beuzet,Bossière,Bothey,Corroy-le-Château,Ernage, Gembloux,Grand-Leez,Grand-Manil,Isnes,Lonzée,Mazy, andSauvenière.
This city is well known for itsAgricultural University and for itscutlery. The university is housed in the historicalAbbey of Gembloux, which dates from the tenth century.
Gembloux's belfry is aUNESCOWorld Heritage Site, as part of theBelfries of Belgium and France site, in recognition of its architecture and testimony to the rise in municipal power in the area.[3]
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The central city grew around theGembloux Abbey, founded in the tenth century. In the vicinity of the city, in 1578, theBattle of Gembloux was fought during theEighty Years' War. In May 1940, theBattle of Hannut and theBattle of the Gembloux Gap took place nearby, tank battles during the largerBattle of France.
Gembloux is twinned with
-Épinal,France : since 1974
-Loughborough,United Kingdom : since 1993
-Skyros,Greece : since 1994
-Aller,Spain : since 2007
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