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 | |
Gilly Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°24′N 4°26′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Community | French Community |
| Province | Hainaut |
| Municipality | Charleroi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.82 sq mi (7.30 km2) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 19,468 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6060 |
| Area code | 071 |
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.
During the 1980s and 1990s it was also the home of an international group of Christian missionaries working with Operation Mobilisation.
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