Orp-Jauche (; nl, Adorp-Geten, ; wa, Oû-Djåce) is a
municipality
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of
Wallonia
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located in the
Belgian
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* Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent
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province of
Walloon Brabant
Walloon Brabant (french: Brabant wallon ; nl, Waals-Brabant ; wa, Roman Payis) is a province located in Belgium's French-speaking region of Wallonia. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the province of Flemish Brabant (Flemish Region) and ...
. On January 1, 2008, Orp-Jauche had a total population of 8,400. The total area is 50.50 km² which gives a
population density
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of 159 inhabitants per km².
The municipality consists of the following
districts
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: Énines,
Folx-les-Caves
Folx-les-Caves (); in Walloon ''Få-les-Cåves'' or ''Fô-les-Cåves'') is a village in the Belgian municipality of Orp-Jauche located in Wallonia in the province of Walloon Brabant.
It was a municipality in its own right before the 1970 merger ...
, Jauche,
Jandrain-Jandrenouille
Jandrenouille ( wa, Djandrin-Djangnoûle) is a village of Wallonia and a districrt of the municipality of Orp-Jauche, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom ...
, Marilles, Noduwez, and Orp-le-Grand.
See also
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John II of Cottereau, Baron of Jauche John of Cottereau, baron of Jauche, sometimes ''Van Coutereau'' Lord of Assche (died 17 September 1561), was the lord mayor of the City of Brussels in 1534.
Family and Descendants
He was born as the only son of John I of Cottereau, Baron of J ...
References
External links
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Municipalities of Walloon Brabant
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