Gilly, Belgium

Gilly (French pronunciation: [ʒili], Walloon: Djilî) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Charleroi, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

Gilly
Djilî
Former municipality of Belgium
Location in the municipality of Charleroi
Location in the municipality of Charleroi
Gilly is located in Belgium
Gilly
Gilly
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°24′N 4°26′E
Country Belgium
Region Wallonia
Community French Community
Province Hainaut
Municipality Charleroi
Area
  Total2.82 sq mi (7.30 km2)
Population
 (2001)
  Total19,468
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6060
Area code071

It was a municipality of its own before the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1977.

It houses the base of Fédération des Patros, a youth organisation.[1]

During the 1980s and 1990s it was also the home of an international group of Christian missionaries working with Operation Mobilisation.

References

  1. "Contact". Fédération Nationale des Patros (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-28.


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