| Grez-Doiceau | |
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| Municipality | |
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| Location of Grez-Doiceau | |
  Grez-DoiceauLocation in Belgium
The municipality of Grez-Doiceau in Walloon Brabant
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| Coordinates: 50°44′N 04°42′E / 50.733°N 4.700°E / 50.733; 4.700 | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Walloon Brabant |
| Arrondissement | Nivelles |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paul Vandeleene |
| • Governing party/ies | Ecolo Avec Vous DéFi Citoyens |
| Area | |
| • Total | 55.55 km (21.45 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 13,368 |
| • Density | 240/km (620/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 1390 |
| NIS code | 25037 |
| Area codes | 010 |
| Website | www.grez-doiceau.be |
Grez-Doiceau (French: [ɡʁe dwaso]; Walloon: Gré; Dutch: Graven [ˈɣraːvə(n)]) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006, Grez-Doiceau had a total population of 12,403. The total area is 55.44 km which gives a population density of 224 inhabitants per km. Grez-Doiceau is watered by the Train, a tributary of the Dyle.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Archennes, Biez, Bossut-Gottechain, Grez-Doiceau, and Nethen.
The Nobel Prize-winning cytologist and biochemist Christian de Duve (1917–2013) died in Grez-Doiceau.
References
- "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
Media related to Grez-Doiceau at Wikimedia Commons
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