Gembloux

"Gembloux (en valón: Djiblou, y en neerlandés: Gembloers) es un municipio belga de la provincia de Namur. Famosa por su fábrica de cuchillos y su Facultad Universitaria de Ciencias Agronómicas. Alcalde actual (desde 2004): Benoît Dispa."

"Gembloux (French pronunciation: [.blu]; in Walloon: Djiblou; in Dutch: Gembloers) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur, on the axis BrusselsNamur On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 21,964 inhabitants. The total area is 95.86 km², giving a population density of 229 inhabitants per km². The mayor, who has been elected on 8 October 2006, is Benoît Dispa. This city is well known for its Agricultural University and for its cutlery. The university is housed in the historical Abbey of Gembloux, which dates from the tenth century. Gembloux's Belfry belongs to the set of belfries of Belgium and France inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2005."