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Municipality in Walloon Brabant province, Wallonia, Belgium

Grez-Doiceau

Grez-Doiceau

Key facts

population13,368
area55.44km²
instance ofmunicipality of Belgium
countryBelgium
capitalGrez-Doiceau
head of governmentPaul Vandeleene
All data from the card 14
Country
Belgium
Community
French Community
Region
Wallonia
Province
Walloon Brabant
Arrondissement
Nivelles
• Mayor
Paul Vandeleene
• Governing parties
EcoloAvec VousDéFi Citoyens
• Total
55.55 km2 (21.45 sq mi)
• Total
13,368
• Density
240.6/km2 (623.3/sq mi)
Postal codes
1390
NIS code
25037
Area codes
010
Website
www.grez-doiceau.be
Altar of Saint George's church, Grez-Doiceau
Altar of Saint George's church, Grez-Doiceau

Grez-Doiceau (French:; Walloon: Gré; Dutch: Graven) 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 square kilometres (21.41 sq mi) which gives a population density of 224 inhabitants per km2. 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.

Notable people

The Nobel Prize-winning cytologist and biochemist Christian de Duve (1917–2013) died in Grez-Doiceau.

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