Rebecq

Rebecq
Rebecq
State :	Belgium
Region :	Wallonia
Province :	Walloon Brabant
District :	Nivelles
Coordinates :	50 ° 40 ′  N , 4 ° 8 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 40 ′  N , 4 ° 8 ′  E
Area :	39.08 km²
Residents:	10,979 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density:	281 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	1430
Prefix:	067
Mayor:	Dimitri Legasse (AC)
Local government address :	Administration communale Grand Place, 13 1430 Rebecq
Website:	www.rebecq.be

Rebecq or Rebecq-Rognon is a town in Belgium , about 30 km from Brussels.

Rebecq sub-municipalities are Bierk ( Bierghes ), Roosbeek ( Rebecq-Rognon ) and Quenast; the village of Wisbeke ( Wisbecq ) was taken over by the neighboring municipality of Tubize when Rebecq was founded in 1977 .

Rebecq was best known as the birthplace of Ernest Solvay , the industrially successful chemist . The co-founder of the Solvay factory was a socially minded patron of the company's workforce and also an education politician.

Sons and daughters of the church

• Alfred Solvay , Belgian entrepreneur in the chemical industry
• Ernest Solvay (1838–1922), Belgian entrepreneur in the chemical industry

Web links

Commons : Rebecq  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality (French)