Rebecq

Municipality in French Community, Belgium

Rebecq

Municipality

The Arenberg watermills on the river Senne

Coat of arms

Location of Rebecq

Rebecq

Location in Belgium

The municipality of Rebecq in Walloon Brabant

Coordinates: 50°39′N 04°08′E﻿ / ﻿50.650°N 4.133°E﻿ / 50.650; 4.133
Country|  Belgium
Community| French Community
Region| Wallonia
Province| Walloon Brabant
Arrondissement| Nivelles
Government

• Mayor| Patricia Venturelli
• Governing party/ies| UNION (PS-cdH)
Area

• Total| 39.26 km2 (15.16 sq mi)
Population

(2018-01-01)[1]

• Total| 11,006
• Density| 280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Postal codes|

1430

NIS code|

25123

Area codes| 067
Website| www.rebecq.be

Rebecq (French pronunciation: [ʁəbɛk]; Walloon: Ribek) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 10,241 inhabitants. The total area is 39.08 km2, giving a population density of 262 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Bierghes, Rebecq-Rognon, and Quenast.

## Notable people[edit]

* François Huon is an artist of Rebecq.
* Ernest Solvay (b. Rebecq 1838 - Ixelles, 1922), chemist, industrialist and philanthropist.
* Irène Janssens
* Pierre Tilquin, founder of Gueuzerie Tilquin [2]

## Twin towns[edit]

* Monghidoro, Italy, from 2002

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
2. ^ www.gueuzerietilquin.be/en/

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Rebecq at Wikimedia Commons
* Municipal website (in French)

Places adjacent to Rebecq

|  | Pepingen (VBR) |

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Enghien (WHT) |

Rebecq

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| Braine-le-Comte (WHT) |

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Municipalities in the province of Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium

Nivelles|

* Beauvechain
* Braine-l'Alleud
* Braine-le-Château
* Chastre
* Chaumont-Gistoux
* Court-Saint-Étienne
* Genappe
* Grez-Doiceau
* Hélécine
* Incourt
* Ittre
* Jodoigne
* La Hulpe
* Lasne
* Mont-Saint-Guibert
* Nivelles
* Orp-Jauche
* Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
* Perwez
* Ramillies
* Rebecq
* Rixensart
* Tubize
* Villers-la-Ville
* Walhain
* Waterloo
* Wavre

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International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz area

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