Chastre
| Chastre | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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Chastre town hall | |||
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  Chastre Location in Belgium | |||
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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 km2 (12.07 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2013)[1] | |||
| • Total | 7,118 | ||
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) | ||
| Postal codes | 1450 | ||
| Area codes | 010 | ||
| Website | www.chastre.be | ||
Chastre 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
- ↑ Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)
- ↑ "Official site of the municipality of Chastre".
- ↑ Catalogue Spécialisé des Oblitérations Belges, 1849-1910, Nationale en Internationale Postzegelmanifestaties Antwerpen (NIPA), Antwerp, 1999.
- ↑ Les numéros postaux belges en vigueur à partir du 1/10/1990, La Poste.
- ↑ Liste des Numéros Postaux, Administration des Postes, Bruxelles 1969.
External links
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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
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| Sombreffe (WNA) | Gembloux (WNA) |
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