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Gilly Djilî | |
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Former municipality of Belgium | |
Location in the municipality of Charleroi | |
GillyLocation in Belgium | |
Coordinates: 50°24′N 4°26′E / 50.400°N 4.433°E / 50.400; 4.433 | |
Country | Belgium |
Region | Wallonia |
Community | French Community |
Province | Hainaut |
Municipality | Charleroi |
Area | |
• Total | 2.82 sq mi (7.30 km) |
Population | |
• Total | 19,468 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 6060 |
Area code | 071 |
Gilly (French pronunciation: [ʒili], Walloon: Djilî) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Charleroi, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
It was a municipality of its own before the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1977.
It houses the base of Fédération des Patros, a youth organisation.
During the 1980s and 1990s it was also the home of an international group of Christian missionaries working with Operation Mobilisation.
References
- "Contact". Fédération Nationale des Patros (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-28.
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