Grez-Doiceau (French: [ɡʁe dwaso]; Walloon: Gré; Dutch: Graven [ˈɣraːvə(n)]) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006, Grez-Doiceau had a total population of 12,403. The total area is 55.44 km2 which gives a population density of 224 inhabitants per km2. Grez-Doiceau is watered by the Train, a tributary of the Dyle.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Archennes, Biez, Bossut-Gottechain, Grez-Doiceau, and Nethen.
The Nobel Prize-winning cytologist and biochemist Christian de Duve (1917–2013) died in Grez-Doiceau.
References
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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Media related to Grez-Doiceau at Wikimedia Commons
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