Rebecq Explained

Rebecq
Picture-Legend:	The Arenberg watermills on the river Senne
Map:	Rebecq Brabant-Wallon Belgium Map.svg
Map-Legend:	The municipality of Rebecq in Walloon Brabant
Arms:	Rebecq wapen2.svg
Arrondissement:	Nivelles
Nis:	25123
Mayor:	Patricia Venturelli
Majority:	UNION (PS-cdH)
Postal-Codes:	1430
Telephone-Area:	067
Web:	www.rebecq.be
Coordinates:	50.65°N 12°W

Rebecq (in French pronounced as /ʁəbɛk/; Walloon: Ribek) is a municipality of Wallonia 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.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Bierghes, Rebecq-Rognon, and Quenast.

Notable people

• François Huon is an artist of Rebecq.
• Ernest Solvay (b. Rebecq 1838 - Ixelles, 1922), chemist, industrialist and philanthropist.
• Irène Janssens
• Pierre Tilquin, founder of Gueuzerie Tilquin ^[1]

Twin towns

• Monghidoro, Italy, from 2002

External links

• • Municipal website (in French)

Notes and References

1. http://www.gueuzerietilquin.be/en/ www.gueuzerietilquin.be/en/