Jumet

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Jumet
Djumet (Walloon)
Former municipality of Belgium
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Location in the municipality of Charleroi
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Jumet
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°26′N4°26′E / 50.433°N 4.433°E / 50.433; 4.433
CountryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
RegionFlag of Wallonia.svg  Wallonia
CommunityFlag of Wallonia.svg French Community
ProvinceFlag of Hainaut.svg  Hainaut
Municipality Drapeau ville be Charleroi.svg Charleroi
Area
  Total4.81 sq mi (12.47 km2)
Population
 (2001)
  Total23,973
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6040
Area code 071

Jumet (Walloon : Djumet) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Charleroi, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

It was a municipality of its own before the merger of the municipalities in 1977. Church of Saint-Sulpice, Jumet is a Roman Catholic church in Jumet.

The historic Union brewery at Jumet produced a local speciality Cuvee and a range of top-fermenting beers for its parent, Maes, but was closed in 2007. [1] Grimbergen was one of the beers moved to Brasserie Union in Jumet, but since the closure of the plant in Jumet in 2007, the production moved to the Brouwerij van Alken.

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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References

  1. Michael Jackson The Simon & Schuster Pocket Guide to Beer 1997 Page 97 0684843811 "Cuvee is the local speciality of the old Union brewery at Jumet, on the edge of Charleroi. The brewery produces a range of top-fermenting beers of its parent, Maes."