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Boignée
Boignée ( wa, Bougnî) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Sombreffe, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Previously its own municipality, a 1977 fusion of the Belgian municipalities The fusion of the Belgian municipalities (French: ''fusion des communes'', Dutch: ''fusie van Belgische gemeenten'') was a Belgian political process that rationalized and reduced the number of municipalities in Belgium between 1975 and 1983. In 19 ... made it an ''Deelgemeente#Belgium, ancienne commune'' of Sombreffe. Boignée is on the banks of the river Ligny (river), Ligny. History The village of Boignée was a location taken up and defended by the Prussian army during the Battle of Ligny on 16 June 1815. References External links * Former municipalities of Namur (province) Battle of Ligny locations {{Namur-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sombreffe
Sombreffe (; wa, Sombrefe) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2014 the municipality had 8,226 inhabitants. The total area is 35.78 km², giving a population density of 230 inhabitants per km². The municipality is composed of the following districts: Boignée, Ligny, Sombreffe and Tongrinne Tongrinne ( wa, Tongrene) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Sombreffe, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Previously its own municipality, a 1977 fusion of the Belgian municipalities made it an '' ancienne .... See also * List of protected heritage sites in Sombreffe References External links * * (in French) Municipalities of Namur (province) Battle of Ligny locations {{Namur-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |