Grez-Doiceau

Grez-Doiceau
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Grez-Doiceau
Grez-Doiceau Location in Belgium The municipality of Grez-Doiceau in Walloon Brabant
Coordinates: 50°44′N 04°42′E
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^2 (21.45 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	13,368
• Density	240/km^2 (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 km² 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.

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

Altar of Saint George's church, Grez-Doiceau

References

1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

External links

• Media related to Grez-Doiceau at Wikimedia Commons