Gedinne (; wa, Djedene) is a
municipality of
Wallonia 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.
On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 4,405 inhabitants. The total area is , giving a
population density of .
It is situated in the
Ardennes
The Ardennes (french: Ardenne ; nl, Ardennen ; german: Ardennen; wa, Årdene ; lb, Ardennen ), also known as the Ardennes Forest or Forest of Ardennes, is a region of extensive forests, rough terrain, rolling hills and ridges primarily in Be ...
east of
Meuse valley. The western limit of the municipality is the
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
border.
The municipality consists of the town of Gedinne and eleven villages:
(number of inhabitants in brackets)
* Gedinne (1,124, administrative centre)
* Bourseigne-Neuve (137)
* Bourseigne-Vieille (106)
* Houdremont (233)
* Louette-Saint-Denis (331)
* Louette-Saint-Pierre (270)
* Malvoisin (298)
* Patignies (242)
* Rienne (736)
* Sart-Custinne (169)
* Vencimont (499)
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Willerzie Willerzie ( wa, Vierziye) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Gedinne, located in the province of Namur, Belgium
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(319)
See also
*
List of protected heritage sites in Gedinne
This table shows an overview of the protected heritage sites in the Walloon town Gedinne. This list is part of Belgium's national heritage.
See also
* List of protected heritage sites in Namur (province)
A ''list'' is any set of i ...
*
Tour du Millénaire
The tour du millénaire ( French for ''tower of the millennium'') is a vantage point built in 2001 in Gedinne, Belgium just meters away from the French border.
The tower consists of two tripods fitted together (one upright, one upside down) wit ...
, a remarkable timber and steel observation tower, built in 2001.
References
External links
*
Official website(in French)
Municipalities of Namur (province)
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