Orp-Jauche
Orp-Jauche
Oû-Djåce (Walloon)
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The Baillif house in Jauche | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
The municipality of Orp-Jauche in Walloon Brabant | |
Interactive map of Orp-Jauche | |
Orp-Jauche Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°41′N 04°57′E / 50.683°N 4.950°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Walloon Brabant |
| Arrondissement | Nivelles |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hugues Ghenne (UP) |
| • Governing parties | PS, MR, CDH |
| Area | |
• Total | 50.8 km2 (19.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 8,856 |
| • Density | 174/km2 (452/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 1350 |
| NIS code | 25120 |
| Area codes | 019 |
| Website | www |
Orp-Jauche (French: [ɔʁp ʒoʃ]; Walloon: Oû-Djåce; Dutch: Adorp-Geten [ˈaːdɔr(ə)p ˈxeːtə(n)] ⓘ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. The 2021 Belgium census shows Orp-Jauche to have a total population of 9,001, an increase of almost 9 per cent over the 8,261 at the 2011 census.[2] The total area is 50.8 km² , giving a population density for 2021 of 177 inhabitants per km².
The municipality consists of the following sub-divisions: Énines, Folx-les-Caves, Jauche, Jandrain-Jandrenouille, Marilles, Noduwez, and Orp-le-Grand.
History
In 1795, the settlements of Le Grand Orp, Le Petit Orp and Maret were merged into a single municipality called Orp-le-Grand, Nodrenge was merged with Marilles, and Libertange with Noduwez. These mergers were followed in 1812 by Napoleon signing a decree uniting the villages of Jandrain and Jandrenouille to form Jandrain-Jandrenouille. In 1824 Noduwez merged with Linsmeau, only to separate in 1893. On 17 July 1970, Jauche united with Énines and Folx-les-Caves. In 1976, the municipalites of Orp-le-Grand, Marilles, Noduwez, Jauche and Jandrain-Jandrenouille were merged into a single municipality named Orp-Jauche, with its headquarters at the town hall in Orp-le-Grand. The municipal building of Jandrain-Jandrenouille continued to be used as a school and also housed the 1940 French Cavalry Corps Museum, while the one at Jauche was turned into a bistro.[3]
Geography
Orp-Jauche is in the Hesbaye region. The municipality is 85 per cent agricultural and livestock farmland. The Petite Ghette (or Gette) is the primary river running through the municipality and there is a dense network of streams prone to flooding and mudslides, requiring flood control measures.[4][5] Tributaries of the Petite Gette are the streams, Ry (or Rua) Henri Fontaine, Frambais, Ry (or Rua) des Corées, Piétrain and the Bacquelaine.[4] Rua des Corées rises in the hamlet of Hédenge in the neighbouring sub-district of Autre-Église, and after 3.9 kilometres (2.4 mi) joins the Petite Gette at the Rue de la Vallée in Jauche.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "be.STAT". bestat.statbel.fgov.be. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ Vanden Eede, Stéphan (4 April 2002). "Histoires des Fusions: Orp-Jauche - Brèves de fusion/Que sont devenue les maisons communale?" [History of the mergers: Orp-Jauche - In brief/What became of the town halls?]. Vers L'Avenir (in French). p. 16.
- ^ a b Programme Stratégique Transversal de la Commune d’Orp-Jauche (PDF). orp-jauche.be (Report). 2019. pp. 14, 17. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ Brison, Pierric (25 December 2025). "Orp-Jauche: pour contrer les crues du ry des Corées" [Orp-Jauche: to counter the floods of the ry des Corées]. lavenir.net (in French). Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ Noël, Annick, ed. (25 August 2025). "Zone d'Expansion de Crue du Ry des Corées" [Ry des Corées Flood Expansion Zone]. ArcGIS StoryMaps (in French). Service de Cartographie et d'Hydrologie. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
External links
- Media related to Orp-Jauche at Wikimedia Commons
- A walk around Orp-Jauche