Jodoigne
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Jodoigne Geldenaken (Dutch) |
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The municipality of Jodoigne in Walloon Brabant
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| Coordinates: 50°43′N 04°52′E / 50.717°N 4.867°ECoordinates: 50°43′N 04°52′E / 50.717°N 4.867°E | |||
| Country | Belgium | ||
| Community | French Community | ||
| Region | Wallonia | ||
| Province | Walloon Brabant | ||
| Arrondissement | Nivelles | ||
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| • Mayor | Jean-Paul Wahl | ||
| • Governing party/ies | UC | ||
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| • Total | 73.31 km2 (28.31 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2016) | |||
| • Total | 13,883 | ||
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) | ||
| Postal codes | 1370 | ||
| Area codes | 010 | ||
| Website | www.jodoigne.be | ||
Jodoigne (French pronunciation: [ʒɔdɔɲ],Dutch: Geldenaken [ˈɣɛldǝˌnaːkǝ(n)]) is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006, Jodoigne had a total population of 12,440. The total area is 73.31 km² which gives a population density of 170 inhabitants per km².
The present municipality includes the nine villages of Piétrain, Saint-Jean-Geest, Saint-Remy-Geest, Zétrud-Lumay, Dongelberg, Mélin, Lathuy, Jodoigne-Souveraine and Jauchelette.
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.
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