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Jemeppe-sur-Meuse (Walloon: Djimepe-so-Mouze) is a section of the Belgian city of Seraing, located in Wallonia, in the province of Liège. It was a separate municipality before the merging of municipalities in 1977. The inhabitants are about 10,000 and are called 'Jemeppians'.

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Map of Jemeppe-sur-Meuse, 4101 Seraing, Belgium

This town is best known for its steel industry, and before 1960, its coal mines. The old town has three castles: Ordange Castle, Antoine Castle and Courtejoie Castle. It is also the moral center of the antoinism, at the antoinist temple.

Notable people

Born in Jemeppe:

  • Joseph Gindra (1862–1938), painter
  • Jean Godeaux (1922–2009), banker
  • References

    Jemeppe-sur-Meuse Wikipedia