Chaumont-Gistoux
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  Chaumont-Gistoux Location in Belgium
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| Coordinates: 50°40′37″N 4°43′10″E / 50.67686°N 4.71956°ECoordinates: 50°40′37″N 4°43′10″E / 50.67686°N 4.71956°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region |  Wallonia |
| Province | Walloon Brabant |
| Arrondissement | Nivelles |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luc Decorte (ARC) |
| • Governing party/ies | ARC, Ecolo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 48.09 km2 (18.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 11,731 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 1325 |
| Area codes | 010 |
| Website | www.chaumont-gistoux.be |
Chaumont-Gistoux (Walloon: Tchåmont-Djistou) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On 1 January 2006 Chaumont-Gistoux had a total population of 10,926. The total area is 48.09 km2 which gives a population density of 227 inhabitants per km2.
It was formed from the fusion, in 1977, of Dion-Valmont (itself a fusion in 1971 of Dion-le-Val and Dion-le-Mont), Bonlez, Corroy-le-Grand, Longueville and Chaumont-Gistoux. The administrative offices are now in the village of Gistoux.
It is a semi-rural municipality with several working farms, large areas given over to fields and forests, although there is a major industry of sand extraction, now mostly in decline. Due to this history there are now several haulage and construction firms based in the municipality.
Chaumont-Gistoux is on the KW-line, a defensive line erected early in the Second World War, intended to prevent invasion from Nazi Germany. A small museum houses information about the line and many exhibits from the war.
Princess Claire of Belgium grew up in Chaumont-Gistoux. The Coombs family still resides there to this day, and the Princess, her husband Prince Laurent and their children are often seen in the municipality.
Villages in the municipality[]
Bonlez, Chaumont, Corroy-le-Grand, Dion-le-Mont, Dion-le-Val, Gistoux, Longueville and Vieusart or (Vieux-Sart).[a]
Notes[]
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- Bonlez 50°42′09″N 4°41′22″E / 50.70250°N 4.68958°E
- Chaumont, 50°40′37″N 4°43′10″E / 50.67686°N 4.71956°E
- Corroy-le-Grand, 50°39′43″N 4°40′29″E / 50.66208°N 4.67466°E
- Dion-le-Mont 50°41′59″N 4°40′14″E / 50.69982°N 4.67054°E
- Dion-le-Val 50°42′58″N 4°39′42″E / 50.71623°N 4.66155°E
- Gistoux 50°41′01″N 4°41′41″E / 50.68370°N 4.69486°E
- Longueville 50°42′09″N 4°44′25″E / 50.70240°N 4.74030°E
- Vieusart or (Vieux-Sart) 50°40′47″N 4°38′52″E / 50.67968°N 4.64765°E
References[]
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links[]
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