Gerpinnes

Gerpinnes
Municipality
Gerpinnes town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Gerpinnes Location in Belgium
Location of Gerpinnes in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°20′N 04°31′E / 50.333°N 4.517°ECoordinates: 50°20′N 04°31′E / 50.333°N 4.517°E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Charleroi
Government
• Mayor	Philippe Busine (CDH)
• Governing party/ies	CDH, MR
Area
• Total	47.10 km^2 (18.19 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
• Total	12,248
• Density	260/km^2 (670/sq mi)
Postal codes	6280
Area codes	071
Website	www.gerpinnes.be

Gerpinnes (French pronunciation: ​[ʒɛʁ.pin]) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 12,030 inhabitants. The total area is 47.10 km², giving a population density of 255 inhabitants per km².

Every year at Whitsun, a large procession is organised in honour of Saint Rolendis (Sainte Rolende). Participants are dressed as Napoleonic soldiers, and walk about 40 km around the whole municipality.

Villages and towns

• Acoz (site of Acoz Castle)
• Gougnies
• Joncret
• Loverval
• Villers-Poterie

Gerpinnes: the drum major

References

1. Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)

External links

• Media related to Gerpinnes at Wikimedia Commons
• Website of the administration of Gerpinnes (French)
• Website of the Scouts "Frère Pierre" of Gerpinnes (French)
• Website of the tourism office of Gerpinnes (French-English-Dutch)