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Gerpinnes

Geography

Country

Community

Region

Province

Arrondissement

Coordinates

50°20′N, 04°31′E

Area

47.10 km²

Population (Source: NIS)

Population
– Males
– Females
- Density

12,030 (01/01/2006)
47.97%
52.03%
255 inhab./km²

Economy

Unemployment rate

13.03% (01/01/2006)

Mean annual income

14,810 €/pers. (2003)

Government

Mayor

Philippe Busine (cdH)

Governing parties

cdH, MR

Other information

Postal codes

6280

Area codes

071

Web address

www.gerpinnes.be

Gerpinnes is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 12,030 inhabitants. The total area is 47.10 km², giving a population density of 255 inhabitants per km². Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 399 Ã— 599 pixelsFull resolution (1300 Ã— 1951 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links RedDot. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Sin_escudo. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including independent states (both those that are internationally recognised and generally unrecognised), inhabited dependent territories and areas of special sovereignty. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Belgium is a federal state and is composed of three communities, three regions, and four linguistic regions. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wallonia. ... The French Community area of Belgium The French Community of Belgium (French: , Dutch: , German: ) is one of the three official communities in Belgium along with the Flemish Community and the German speaking Community. ... Belgium is a federal state and is composed of three communities, three regions, and four linguistic regions. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wallonia. ... National motto: Walon todi ! (Walloon forever!) Official languages French, German Capital Namur Minister-President Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe Area - Total 16,844 km² Population - Total (2002) - Density 3,358,560 inhabitants 199. ... Belgium is a federal state and is composed of three communities, three regions, and four linguistic regions. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Hainaut (French; English traditionally Hainault, Dutch: Henegouwen, German: Hennegau, Walloon: Hinnot) is the westernmost province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... This is a list of Belgian administrative arrondissements or districts. ... The Arrondissement of Charleroi (French: ; Dutch: ) is one of the seven administrative arrondissements in the Province of Hainaut, Belgium. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Statistics Belgium is the main official statistical institution in Belgian offering a large choice of figures. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... A coalition is an alliance among entities, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self-interest. ... The Humanist Democratic Centre (French: Centre D mocrate Humaniste or CDH) is a centrist, christian-democrat, Belgian French-speaking political party. ... The Mouvement RÃ©formateur (MR) is a Belgian French-speaking liberal party, favoring a united Belgium. ... This is a list of postal codes for Belgium. ... A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating telephone number ranges to countries, regions, areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks such as mobile phone networks. ... A Web site (or colloquially, Website) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible via HTTP... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... Hainaut (French; English traditionally Hainault, Dutch: Henegouwen, German: Hennegau, Walloon: Hinnot) is the westernmost province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

Every year at Whitsun, a large procession is organised in the honour of Sainte-Rolende. Participants are dressed as Napoleonic soldiers, and walk about 40 km around the whole municipality. The word Whitsun is another name for Pentecost It has that meaning in the following: Whitsun, a poem by Sylvia Plath The Whitsun Weddings, a poem by Philip Larkin A Whitsun Ale (esp. ... ...

Villages and towns

Acoz
Gougnies
Joncret
Loverval
Villers-Poterie

External links

Website of the administration of Gerpinnes (French)
Website of the Scouts "Frère Pierre" of Gerpinnes (French)

Gerpinnes: the drum major

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	Municipalities in the Province of Hainaut, Walloon Region, Belgium
Ath: Ath \| Belœil \| Bernissart \| Brugelette \| Chièvres \| Ellezelles \| Flobecq \| Frasnes-lez-Anvaing Charleroi: Aiseau-Presles \| Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont \| Charleroi \| Châtelet \| Courcelles \| Farciennes \| Fleurus \| Fontaine-l'Évêque \| Gerpinnes \| Les Bons Villers \| Manage \| Montigny-le-Tilleul \| Pont-à-Celles \| Seneffe Mons: Boussu \| Colfontaine \| Dour \| Frameries \| Hensies \| Honnelles \| Jurbise \| Lens \| Mons \| Quaregnon \| Quévy \| Quiévrain \| Saint-Ghislain Mouscron: Comines-Warneton \| Mouscron Soignies: Braine-le-Comte \| Écaussinnes \| Enghien \| La Louvière \| Le Rœulx \| Lessines \| Silly \| Soignies Thuin: Anderlues \| Beaumont \| Binche \| Chimay \| Erquelinnes \| Estinnes \| Froidchapelle \| Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes \| Lobbes \| Merbes-le-Château \| Momignies \| Morlanwelz \| Sivry-Rance \| Thuin Tournai: Antoing \| Brunehaut \| Celles \| Estaimpuis \| Leuze-en-Hainaut \| Mont-de-l'Enclus \| Pecq \| Péruwelz \| Rumes \| Tournai Image File history File links Hainaut_Flag. ... Belgium comprises 589 municipalities (Dutch: gemeenten, French: communes, German: Gemeinde) grouped into five provinces in each of two regions and into a third region, the Brussels-Capital Region, comprising 19 municipalities that do not belong to a province. ... Belgium is a federal state and is composed of three communities, three regions, and four linguistic regions. ... Hainaut (French; English traditionally Hainault, Dutch: Henegouwen, German: Hennegau, Walloon: Hinnot) is the westernmost province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... National motto: Walon todi ! (Walloon forever!) Official languages French, German Capital Namur Minister-President Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe Area - Total 16,844 km² Population - Total (2002) - Density 3,358,560 inhabitants 199. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium. ... This article is about the Belgian municipality. ... Geography Country Belgium Community French Community Region Walloon Region Province Hainaut Arrondissement Ath Coordinates Area 61. ... Bernissart is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Brugelette is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... ChiÃ¨vres is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Ellezelles is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Flobecq (Dutch: Vloesberg) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Frasnes-lez-Anvaing is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Aiseau-Presles (Walloon: Åjhô-Préle) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Charleroi (Walloon: TchÃ¥lerwÃ¨) is the first city and municipality of Wallonia in population. ... ChÃ¢telet is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Courcelles is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Farciennes is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Fleurus is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Geography Country Belgium Community French Community Region Walloon Region Province Hainaut Arrondissement Charleroi Coordinates Area 28. ... Les Bons Villers is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... This article is about the town in Belgium. ... Montigny-le-Tilleul is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Pont-Ã -Celles is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Seneffe is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Boussu is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Colfontaine is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Dour is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Frameries is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Hensies is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Honnelles is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Jurbise is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Lens is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Geography Country Belgium Region Walloon Region Community French Community Province Hainaut Arrondissement Mons Coordinates Area 146. ... Quaregnon is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... QuÃ©vy is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... QuiÃ©vrain is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Saint Ghislain (d. ... Comines-Warneton (Dutch: Komen-Waasten) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Mouscron (Dutch: Moeskroen) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Braine-le-Comte (Dutch: s-Gravenbrakel) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Geography Country Belgium Community French Community Region Walloon Region Province Hainaut Arrondissement Soignies Coordinates Area 34. ... For the town in France, see Enghien-les-Bains. ... La LouviÃ¨re is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... ChÃ¢teau du Roeulx - a family seat of the Comtes de CroÃ¿-Roeulx. ... Lessines is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... railway station Silly in French or Opzullik in Dutch is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Soignies Soignies (in Dutch: Zinnik) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Anderlues is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Beaumont is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Binche is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Chimay is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Erquelinnes is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Estinnes is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Froidchapelle is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... The old castle and the city. ... Lobbes is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Merbes-le-ChÃ¢teau is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Momignies is a municipality in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Morlanwelz is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Sivry-Rance is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Thuin is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Antoing is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Brunehaut is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Celles is a French-speaking commune of Belgium located in the province of Hainaut (Walloon Region). ... Estaimpuis is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Leuze-en-Hainaut is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Mont-de-lEnclus is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Pecq is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... PÃ©ruwelz is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Rumes is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Tournai (in Dutch: Doornik in Latin: Tornacum) is a municipality located 85 kilometres southwest of Brussels, on the river Scheldt (in French: Escaut, in Dutch: Schelde), in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ...

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Visites guidées (2437 words)
	Gerpinnes, land for long disputed, located in the principality of Liège and the county of Namur, ended up remaining under the obedience of the counts.
	For the spiritual matters the parish of Gerpinnes was the concern of the bishopric of Liège.
	At that time, Gerpinnes had the power of Court of Justice, symbolized on this first seal with the representation of saint Michel, patron of the parish, bringing down the dragon in the right hand and holding the scales of justice in the left hand.

Pentecôte & Ste Rolende (1325 words)
	In the VIII century, it was by the blow of chance that Gerpinnes was marked by a famous event and the faith of age took care to perpetuate it.
	Later the inhabitants of the parish of Gerpinnes were to bring out the Schrine, every year at the Pentecost, to make the turn of the parochial field as it used to be done in the Middle Ages and according to what is called THE TURN OF THE BANAL CROSSES.
	Thus in Gerpinnes, the procession of Ste Rolende was to follow a road which was going to become immutable (35km), recalling the limits of the parochial field, energy of the hamlets of Hymiée, Hanzinne, Tarcienne, Bertranssart, Joncret, Acoz, Villers-Poterie, Gougnies, Fromiée and Gerpinnes.

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