Place:Jemappes, Hainaut, Belgium

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NameJemappes
Alt namesJemmapesource: Wikipedia
Jemmapessource: Wikipedia
TypeCity or town
Coordinates50.45°N 3.883°E
Located inHainaut, Belgium
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Jemappes (; in older texts also: Jemmapes; ) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Mons, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.


It was a municipality until the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1973.

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, Jemmape. Jemappes was also a battleground in the First World War.

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