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Namur Sax Quartet
Namur (; ; nl, Namen ; wa, Nameur) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration. 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. The municipality consists of the following districts: Beez, Belgrade, Boninne, Bouge, Champion, Cognelée, Daussoulx, Dave, Erpent, Flawinne, Gelbressée, Jambes, Lives-sur-Meuse, Loyers, Malonne, Marche-les-Dames, Naninne, Saint-Servais, Saint-Marc, Suarlée, Temploux, Vedrin, Wépion, and Wierde. History Early history The town began as an important trading settlement in Celtic times, straddling east–west and north–south trade routes across ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Namur
The Arrondissement of Namur (french: Arrondissement de Namur) is one of the three administrative arrondissements in the Walloon province of Namur, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. The territory of the Judicial Arrondissement of Namur coincides with that of the Administrative Arrondissement of Namur. Municipalities The Administrative Arrondissement of Namur consists of the following municipalities: * Andenne * Assesse * Éghezée * Fernelmont * Floreffe * Fosses-la-Ville * Gembloux * Gesves * Jemeppe-sur-Sambre * La Bruyère * Mettet * Namur * Ohey * Profondeville * Sambreville * 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 ... Demography Colors= id:a value:gray(0.9) id:b value:gray(0.7) id:c value:rgb(1,1,1) id: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Language
French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern Belgium, which French ( Francien) largely supplanted. French was also influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul like Gallia Belgica and by the ( Germanic) Frankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders. Today, owing to France's past overseas expansion, there are numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole. A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Francophone in both English and French. French is an official language in 29 countries across multiple continents, most of which are members of the ''Organisation internationale de la Francophonie'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jambes
Jambes (; wa, Djambe) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the city of Namur, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. It was formerly a municipality itself until the fusion of Belgian municipalities in 1977. Jambes is known for the former Géronsart Abbey, the 13th century Enhaive or Anhaive keep (' or ''Anhaive''), the old bridge on the river Meuse and the seat of the Government of Wallonia (Élysette). Transport Railway Jambes has two train stations: ''Jambes Jambes (; wa, Djambe) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the city of Namur, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. It was formerly a municipality itself until the fusion of Belgian municipalities in 1977. Jambes is known for the for ...'' on the line 154 (Namur-Dinant) and ''Jambes-East'' on the line 161 (Namur-Luxembourg). External links * Jambes Tourism Sub-municipalities of Namur (city) Former municipalities of Namur (province) {{Namur-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flawinne
Flawinne ( wa, Flawene) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Namur, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. It was formerly a municipality itself until the fusion of Belgian municipalities in 1977. , the population was . History At 2 August 1897, Flawinne left Belgrade municipality to become an independent one. It was merged with Namur Namur (; ; nl, Namen ; wa, Nameur) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration. Namu ... in 1977. See also * Château de Flawinne * 2nd Commando Battalion External links * * Sub-municipalities of Namur (city) Former municipalities of Namur (province) {{Namur-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave (Belgium)
Dave ( wa, Dåve) is a district of the city of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. It is on the right bank of the Meuse The Meuse ( , , , ; wa, Moûze ) or Maas ( , ; li, Maos or ) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a t ..., south of the city centre. Sub-municipalities of Namur (city) Former municipalities of Namur (province) {{Belgium-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
