Genappe
Genappe is a municipality and city of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant.
Demographics
As of 2023, the municipality of Genappe boasted a population of 14,266 residents. Spanning a total area of 89.57 km2, the region has a population density of 15,26 inhabitants per km2.History
Although his birthplace was probably Boulogne-sur-Mer, one 13th-century chronicler cites Baisy, as the birthplace of Godfrey of Bouillon, the best-known leader of the First Crusade.Postal history
The Genappe post-office opened before 1830. It used a postal code 48 with bars, and 145 with points before 1870. BOUSVAL opened on 8 April 1880.Postal codes in 1969 :
- 1470 Genappe
- 1471 Loupoigne
- 1472 Vieux-Genappe
- 1473 Glabais
- 1474 Ways
- 1475 Baisy-Thy
- 1476 Houtain-le-Val
- 1488 Bousval.