Country Belgium Community French Community Postal code 6040 Local time Wednesday 4:16 PM Area code 071 Province Hainaut | Region Wallonia Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 12.47 km² Population 23,973 (2001) Municipality Charleroi | |
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Weather 16°C, Wind N at 8 km/h, 54% Humidity | ||
Jumet is a section of the Belgian town of Charleroi within the Walloon region in the province of Hainaut. It was a municipality of its own before the merger of the municipalities in 1977.
Map of Jumet, 6040 Charleroi, Belgium
In 1995, Jumet was the site of the murder of two teenage girls by notorious Belgian serial killer, Marc Dutroux. The property has since been demolished and in its place now stands a monument to the victims.
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Jumet Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA