Jodoigne (French: [ʒɔdɔɲ] ; Walloon: Djodogne [dʒɔdɔɲ] ; Dutch: Geldenaken [ˈɣɛldəˌnaːkə(n)]) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium.
Jodoigne
Djodogne (Walloon) | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Jodoigne  | |
  Jodoigne Location in Belgium
The municipality of Jodoigne in Walloon Brabant  | |
| Coordinates: 50°43′N 04°52′E / 50.717°N 4.867°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Walloon Brabant |
| Arrondissement | Nivelles |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Luc Meurice (MR) |
| • Governing party/ies | Union Communale |
| Area | |
| • Total | 73.73 km2 (28.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 14,079 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 1370 |
| NIS code | 25048 |
| Area codes | 010 |
| Website | www.jodoigne.be |
On January 1, 2006, Jodoigne had a total population of 12,440. The total area is 73.31 km2 (28.31 sq mi) which gives a population density of 170 inhabitants per square kilometre (440/sq mi).
The municipality consists of the following districts: Dongelberg, Jauchelette, Jodoigne, Jodoigne-Souveraine, Lathuy, Piétrain, Saint-Jean-Geest (including the hamlet of Sainte-Marie-Geest), Saint-Remy-Geest, and Zétrud-Lumay.
In the 1568 Battle of Jodoigne, one of the early battles of the Eighty Years' War, the Spanish Duke of Alba defeated a Dutch rebel force under William the Silent.
The previous mayor of Jodoigne, Louis Michel, a liberal politician was the Belgian foreign minister from 1999 until 2004 and was the Belgian European commissioner from 2004 until 2009. The current mayor is Jean-Paul Wahl.
The asteroid 1199 Geldonia was named in its honour (from the Latin form of the name) by Eugène Delporte.
References
edit- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
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Media related to Jodoigne at Wikimedia Commons- Jodoigne official web site (in French)
