Jumet ( wa, Djumet) is a town of
Wallonia
Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—alo ...
and a district of the municipality of
Charleroi, located in the
province of Hainaut,
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
.
It was a municipality of its own before the merger of the municipalities in 1977.
Church of Saint-Sulpice, Jumet is a Roman Catholic church in Jumet.
The historic Union brewery at Jumet produced a local speciality Cuvee and a range of top-fermenting beers for its parent, Maes, but was closed in 2007.
[Michael Jackson ''The Simon & Schuster Pocket Guide to Beer'' 1997 Page 97 0684843811 "Cuvee is the local speciality of the old Union brewery at Jumet, on the edge of Charleroi. The brewery produces a range of top-fermenting beers of its parent, Maes."] Grimbergen was one of the beers moved to Brasserie Union in Jumet, but since the closure of the plant in Jumet in 2007, the production moved to the Brouwerij van Alken.
In 1995, Jumet was the site of the
murder of two teenage girls by notorious Belgian serial killer,
Marc Dutroux
Marc Paul Alain Dutroux (; born 6 November 1956) is a Belgian convicted serial killer, serial rapist, and child molester. Initially convicted for the abduction and rape of five young girls in 1989, Dutroux was released on parole after just thre ...
. The property has since been demolished and in its place now stands a monument to the victims.
Gallery
File:Jumet - Chapelle Notre-Dame de Heigne.jpg, Notre-Dame de Heigne chapel (12th century).
File:Jumet - Chapelle Notre-Dame des Affligés.jpg, Notre-Dame des Affligés chapel (1677 ; 1707).
File:Jumet - Hôtel de Ville.jpg, Former town hall.
References
Sub-municipalities of Charleroi
Former municipalities of Hainaut (province)
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