Namur

Namur (; ; ) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is the capital both of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration.

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Namur is a city in the southern Belgian region of Wallonia, where it serves as the capital of both the Wallonia region and the Namur province. The city is the seat of Wallonia's government and parliament, making it the administrative center for the region.

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Key facts

Belgium municipality.name: Namur
Belgium municipality.namenl: Namen
Belgium municipality.imagesize: 250px
Belgium municipality.map: Namur Namur Belgium Map.svg
Belgium municipality.map legend: Location within Arrondissement of Namur (dark grey) and Namur Province
Belgium municipality.arms: Blason ville BE Namur.svg
Belgium municipality.flag: Flag of Namur.svg
Belgium municipality.province: Namur
Belgium municipality.arrondissement: Namur
Belgium municipality.nis: 92094
Belgium municipality.mayor: Maxime Prévot, Charlotte Bazelaire (mayor pro tempore) ()
Belgium municipality.majority: -MR
Belgium municipality.postal codes: 5000, 5001, 5002, 5003, 5004, 5020, 5021, 5022, 5024, 5100, 5101
Belgium municipality.telephone area: 081
Belgium municipality.web: www.namur.be
Belgium municipality.footnotes: 70px|center

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Demonym: Namurois
Award: Croix de guerre 1914–1918
Country: France
Located in: Arrondissement of Namur
Official language: French
Population: 115330
Area: 175.69
Elevation: 83
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Body of water: Sambre
Head of government: Maxime Prévot
Capital of: Sambre-et-Meuse
Shares border with: Jemeppe-sur-Sambre
Official website: www.namur.be
Image: Namur JPG02.jpg
Dialing code: 081

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postal code: 5021
twinned administrative body: Bandung
topic's main category: Category:Namur
category for people born here: Category:Births in Namur
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Commons category: Namur
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Namur
category of associated people: Category:People from Namur
Commons gallery: Namur
owner of: Citadel of Namur
annual number of weddings: 353
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different from: Namur
social media followers: 5945
topic has template: Template:Belgian municipality Namur
phone number: +32-81-24-62-46
email address: mailto:[email protected]
contains settlement: Jambes
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Encyclopedic overview

16 sections

Contents

History
Early history
17th–19th centuries
20th and 21st centuries
Climate
Economy
Culture and sights
Sports
Demographics
Twin towns — sister cities
Notable people
See also
Notes
References
Sources
External links

Namur stands at the confluence of the rivers Sambre and Meuse and straddles three different regions – Hesbaye to the north, Condroz to the south-east, and Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse to the south-west. The city of Charleroi is located to the west. The language spoken is French.

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