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Jemappes
Church Saint-Martin(1863).
Jemappes
Coordinates: 50°27′N 3°53′E / 50.45°N 3.883°E / 50.45; 3.883
Country	Belgium
Region	Walloon
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Mons
Municipality	Mons
Area
- Total	6.72 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Population (2004)
- Total	10,120
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Jemappes (in older texts also: Jemmape and Jemmapes) is a Walloon town in south-western Belgium, province Hainaut. Since 1976, it is part of the city Mons. Jemappes is known for the Battle of Jemappes between the French and Austrian armies in 1792.

During the French occupation of Belgium (1792-1814), there was a département named after the Battle of Jemappes, see Jemmape. Jemappes was also a battleground in the First World War.

[edit] Notable inhabitants

• Jean-Marie Buchet, author-filmmaker born on February 24, 1938.
• Georges Emile Lebacq, painter born on September 26, 1876
• Salvatore Adamo, singer, lived here 1948 - ?

[edit] Gallery

Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Jemappes.

Old Town Hall.

Coordinates: 50°27′N 3°53′E / 50.45°N 3.883°E / 50.45; 3.883

Villages of the municipality of Mons

Mons · Ciply · Cuesmes · Flénu · Ghlin · Harmignies · Harveng · Havré · Hyon · Jemappes · Maisières · Mesvin · Nimy · Nouvelles · Obourg · Saint-Denis · Saint-Symphorien · Spiennes · Villers-Saint-Ghislain

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