Gesves (; wa, Djeve) is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Wallonia
Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—alo ...
located in the
province of Namur
Namur (; nl, Namen ; wa, Nameur) is a province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the West) on the Walloon provinces of Hainaut, Walloon Brabant, Liège and Luxembourg in Belgium, and the French depart ...
,
Belgium
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.
The municipality consists of the following districts:
Faulx-les-Tombes
Faulx-les-Tombes ( wa, Få-les-Tombes) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Gesves, located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
Remains of Roman settlements have been discovered in the area, which was settled already dur ...
, Gesves,
Haltinne,
Mozet, and Sorée. It also includes the hamlets of Gramptinne,
Goyet (site of
glacial
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remnants of
Neanderthal
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s), Haut-Bois, and
Strud (site where fossil of ''
Strudiella devonica'', a
Late Devonian
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insect, was discovered).
On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 6,321 inhabitants. The total area is 64.92 km², giving a
population density
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of 97 inhabitants per km².
On 1 December 2019, the population had grown to 7,246 inhabitants (3,612 men and 3,634 women), representing a growth of 14.63% over the course of 13 years.
See also
*
List of protected heritage sites in Gesves
This table shows an overview of the beschermd erfgoed, protected heritage sites in the Walloon town Gesves. This list is part of Belgium's National Heritage Site (Belgium), national heritage.
See also
* List of p ...
References
External links
*
* (in French)
Gesves.com portal(in French)
Municipalities of Namur (province)
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