Rebecq

Rebecq

Rebecq

Municipality in French Community, Belgium

Rebecq (French pronunciation: [ʁəbɛk]; Walloon: Ribek) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 10,241 inhabitants. The total area is 39.08 km2, giving a population density of 262 inhabitants per km2.

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The municipality consists of the following districts: Bierghes, Rebecq-Rognon, and Quenast.

Notable people

  • François Huon is an artist of Rebecq.
  • Ernest Solvay (b. Rebecq 1838 - Ixelles, 1922), chemist, industrialist and philanthropist.
  • Irène Janssens
  • Pierre Tilquin, founder of Gueuzerie Tilquin [2]

Twin towns

References

  1. [1]
    "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. [2]
    www.gueuzerietilquin.be/en/


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