Gerpinnes

{{Short description|Municipality in Hainault Province, Belgium}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

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|flag= Gerpinnes Belgium.svg

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|arrondissement=Charleroi

|nis=52025

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|mayor=Philippe Busine (CDH)

|majority=CDH, MR

|postal-codes=6280

|telephone-area=071

|web=[http://www.gerpinnes.be/ www.gerpinnes.be]

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Gerpinnes ({{IPA|fr|ʒɛʁ.pin}}; {{langx|wa|Djerpene}}) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

On 1 January 2018 the municipality had 12,660 inhabitants. The total area is 47.10 km², giving a population density of 269 inhabitants per km².

Every year at Whitsun, a large procession is organised in honour of Saint Rolendis (Sainte Rolende). Participants are dressed as Napoleonic soldiers, and walk about 40 km around the whole municipality.