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Gembloux

City in Wallonia, Belgium

Gembloux (French:; Walloon: Djiblou; Dutch: Gembloers ) is a municipality and city of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2006, the municipality had 21,964 inhabitants. The total area is 95.86 km2, yielding a population density of 229 inhabitants per km2.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersOrp-Jauche, Belgium1
  • Websitewww.gembloux.be
  • Legal formCities and municipalities1
  • LEI984500F9DE6AO03KD6473
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressParc d'Epinal 2, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium3
  • Registered withFederal Public Service Economy (Ministry of Economy), 0216.697.5053
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Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons5

Gembloux (French: [ʒɑ̃blu]; Walloon: Djiblou; Dutch: Gembloers [ˈɣɛmbluːrs]) is a municipality and city of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.2

The story

The central city grew around the Gembloux Abbey, founded in the tenth century. In the vicinity of the city, in 1578, the Battle of Gembloux was fought during the Eighty Years' War. In May 1940, the Battle of Hannut and the Battle of the Gembloux Gap took place nearby, tank battles during the larger Battle of France.

From Wikipedia’s article on Gembloux, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. Jan 1, 1977Founded Gembloux is founded3

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