Rebecq

Rebecq
Municipality
The Arenberg watermills on the river Senne
Coat of arms
Rebecq Location in Belgium
The municipality of Rebecq in Walloon Brabant
Coordinates: 50°39′N 04°08′E / 50.650°N 4.133°E / 50.650; 4.133Coordinates: 50°39′N 04°08′E / 50.650°N 4.133°E / 50.650; 4.133
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Walloon Brabant
Arrondissement	Nivelles
Government
• Mayor	Dimitri Legasse (AC)
• Governing party/ies	AC
Area
• Total	39.08 km2 (15.09 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
• Total	10,939
• Density	280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Postal codes	1430
Area codes	067
Website	www.rebecq.be

Rebecq is a Walloon municipality 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 sub-municipalities: Bierghes (Bierk), Rebecq-Rognon (Roosbeek), and Quenast (Kenast).

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 ^[2]

Twin towns

• Monghidoro, Italy, from 2002

References

External links

• Media related to Rebecq at Wikimedia Commons
• Municipal website (in French)