Sint-Genesius-Rode
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Sint-Genesius-Rode
Rhode-Saint-Genèse (French) | |
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Government | |
• Mayor | Pierre Rolin (IC-GB) |
• Governing party/ies | Intérêts Communaux – Gemeentebelangen, Engagement 1640 |
Area | |
• Total | 22.75 km2 (8.78 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 18,296 |
• Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 1640 |
NIS code | 23101 |
Area codes | 02 |
Website | www.sint-genesius-rode.be |
Sint-Genesius-Rode (Dutch: [sɪnt xeːˌneːzijʏs ˈroːdə] ⓘ;[2] French: Rhode-Saint-Genèse, pronounced [ʁɔd sɛ̃ ʒənɛːz] ⓘ) is a municipality located in Flanders, one of three regions of Belgium, in the province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the town of Sint-Genesius-Rode only, and lies between Brussels and Waterloo in Wallonia. On January 1, 2008, the town had a total population of 18,021. The total area is 22.77 square kilometres (8.79 sq mi), which gives a population density of 791 per square kilometre (2,050/sq mi).
Politics
The official language of the city is Dutch, historically the majority language of the population. However, Sint-Genesius-Rode is in linguistic flux, as it is one of the most evenly divided between the two languages. There is no linguistic census in Belgium, but based on the support Francophone parties receive, the French-speaking population of Sint-Genesius-Rode is estimated to be about 64%.[3]
As in several other municipalities on the periphery of
Today, this particular municipality remains a controversial topic of local and national politics. On May 31, 2010, its city council voted a motion asking that it be reassigned from the
The current system of facilities was settled by Flemish politicians in 1963. A large majority of French speakers did not agree with this evolution. The previous system, also proposed by the Flemish politicians but accepted by the French speakers, relied on decennial census programs to adapt the limits of the linguistic regions. In 1930, the French speaking politicians strongly refused a Flemish proposal to make the whole Belgian territory fully bilingual, calling it unthinkable that French speaking officials would thus be supposed to learn Dutch.[citation needed]
Municipal elections have moved away from ideological contests to linguistic competitions. In 2018 the francophone list IC-GB won 69.3% of votes, defeating the Flemish-speaking unity list Engagement 1640 which won 30.7% of votes. No other parties participated.
Notable people
- Paul Loicq (1888–1953), president of the International Ice Hockey Federation
- Herman van Rompuy (born 1947), Belgian politician and President of the European Council
- Giovanni Ferrero (born 1964), Italian businessman and writer, leader of Ferrero SpA
- Family de Spoelberch, leaders of brewery AB InBev
See also
References
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ In isolation, Genesius is pronounced [ɣeːˈneːzijʏs].
- ^ Results of 2006 local elections[permanent dead link] (French-speaking IC-GB: 63,94%, Dutch-speaking SAMEN: 34,25%)
External links
- Media related to Sint-Genesius-Rode at Wikimedia Commons
- official website