Rebecq
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Rebecq is a Walloon municipality
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.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located in the Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
province of Walloon Brabant
Walloon Brabant
Walloon Brabant is a province of Wallonia in Belgium. It borders on the province of Flemish Brabant and the provinces of Liège, Namur and Hainaut . Its capital is Wavre...
. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 10,241 inhabitants. The total area is 39.08 km², giving a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 262 inhabitants per km².
Notable people
- François Huon is an artist of Rebecq.
- Ernest SolvayErnest SolvayErnest Gaston Joseph Solvay was a Belgian chemist, industrialist and philanthropist.Born at Rebecq, he was prevented by acute pleurisy from going to university...
(b. Rebecq 1838 - Ixelles, 1922), chemist, industrialist and philanthropist. - Irène Janssens