Gerpinnes is a Walloon municipality

Municipality

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 located in the Belgian

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 province of Hainaut. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 12,030 inhabitants. The total area is 47.10 km², giving a population density

Population density

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 of 255 inhabitants per km².

Every year at Whitsun

Whitsun

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, a large procession is organised in honour of Saint Rolendis (Sainte Rolende). Participants are dressed as Napoleonic soldiers, and walk about 40 km around the whole municipality.

Villages and towns

• Acoz (and Acoz Castle)
• Gougnies
• Joncret
• Loverval
• Villers-Poterie

External links

• Website of the administration of Gerpinnes (French)
• Website of the Scouts "Frère Pierre" of Gerpinnes (French)
• Website of the tourism office of Gerpinnes (French-English-Dutch)