Chastre

Chastre
Municipality
Chastre town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Chastre Location in Belgium
The municipality of Chastre in Walloon Brabant
Coordinates: 50°36′N 04°38′E / 50.600°N 4.633°ECoordinates: 50°36′N 04°38′E / 50.600°N 4.633°E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Walloon Brabant
Arrondissement	Nivelles
Government
• Mayor	Claude Jossart
• Governing party/ies	ICR
Area
• Total	31.27 km^2 (12.07 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
• Total	7,118
• Density	230/km^2 (590/sq mi)
Postal codes	1450
Area codes	010
Website	www.chastre.be

Chastre (Walloon: Tchåsse) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006, Chastre had a total population of 6,734. The total area is 31.27 km² which gives a population density of 215 inhabitants per km².

The villages in the municipality are Chastre, Villeroux, Blanmont, Cortil, Noirmont, Gentinnes, and Saint-Géry.^[2]

History

To be expanded.

Postal history

The CHASTRE-VILLEROUX post-office opened on 10 May 1876, GENTINNES on 28 April 1905, BLANMONT on 27 November 1908.^[3]

Postal code 1450 since at least October 1990.^[4]

Postal codes in 1969 (before the merger of municipalities in 1977):^[5] - 5860 Chastre-Villeroux-Blanmont - 5861 Cortil-Noirmont - 5862 Gentinnes - 5863 Saint-Géry.

References

1. Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)
2. "Official site of the municipality of Chastre".
3. Catalogue Spécialisé des Oblitérations Belges, 1849-1910, Nationale en Internationale Postzegelmanifestaties Antwerpen (NIPA), Antwerp, 1999.
4. Les numéros postaux belges en vigueur à partir du 1/10/1990, La Poste.
5. Liste des Numéros Postaux, Administration des Postes, Bruxelles 1969.

External links

• Media related to Chastre at Wikimedia Commons
• CDH - Centre Démocrate Humaniste - Section de Chastre
• ECOLO - Section de Chastre
• MR - Mouvement Réformateur - Section de Chastre
• PS - Parti Socialiste - Section de Chastre