Jodoigne

Jodoigne (French pronunciation: ​[ʒɔdɔɲ],[2] Dutch: Geldenaken [ˈɣɛldəˌnaːkə(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.

Jodoigne Geldenaken  (Dutch)
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Jodoigne Location in Belgium The municipality of Jodoigne in Walloon Brabant
Coordinates: 50°43′N 04°52′E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Walloon Brabant
Arrondissement	Nivelles
Government
• Mayor	Jean-Paul Wahl
• Governing party/ies	UC
Area
• Total	73.31 km^2 (28.31 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	14,079
• Density	190/km^2 (500/sq mi)
Postal codes	1370
Area codes	010
Website	www.jodoigne.be

The present municipality includes the villages of Piétrain, Saint-Jean-Geest, Saint-Remy-Geest, Sainte-Marie-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.

The asteroid 1199 Geldonia was named in its honour (from the Latin form of the name) by Eugène Delporte.

Château Pastur, a former residence of Henry I of Brabant, now the hôtel de ville of Jodoigne

References

1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
2. As if it were spelled Jodogne; ʒɔdwaɲ is considered erroneous.

External links

• Media related to Jodoigne at Wikimedia Commons
• Jodoigne official web site (in French)