Jodoigne

Jodoigne
Flag Coat of arms
Jodoigne Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°43′N 04°52′E / 50.717°N 4.867°E / 50.717; 4.867
Country	Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Community	French Community
Province	Walloon Brabant
Arrondissement	Nivelles
Government
- Mayor	Jean-Paul Wahl
- Governing party/ies	UC
Area
- Total	73.31 km2 (28.3 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2010)[1]
- Total	12,978
- Density	177/km2 (458.5/sq mi)
Postal codes	1370
Area codes	010
Website	www.jodoigne.be
Map of Jodoigne

Jodoigne (Dutch: Geldenaken) is a Walloon 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 commune includes the nine villages of Piétrain, Saint-Jean-Geest, Saint-Remy-Geest, Zétrud-Lumay, Dongelberg, Mélin, Lathuy, Jodoigne-Souveraine and Jauchelette.

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 actual mayor is Jean-Paul Wahl.

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

References

1. ^ Population per municipality on 1 January 2010 (XLS; 221 KB)

External links

• Jodoigne official web site (French)
  

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