Grez-Doiceau (; wa, Gré; nl, Graven, ) is a
municipality of
Wallonia located in the
Belgian province of
Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006, Grez-Doiceau had a total population of 12,403. The total area is 55.44 km² which gives a
population density of 224 inhabitants per km². Grez-Doiceau is watered by the Train, a tributary of the
Dyle.
The municipality consists of the following
districts
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: Archennes, Biez, Bossut-Gottechain, Grez-Doiceau, and Nethen.
The Nobel Prize-winning cytologist and biochemist Christian de Duve (1917–2013) died in Grez-Doiceau.
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Municipalities of Walloon Brabant
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