Sambreville (; wa, Sambveye) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
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.
On January 1, 2006, Sambreville had a total population of 26,949. The total area is which gives a
population density
Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopul ...
of .
Villages and towns
The municipality was created in 1977, as part of the post-1974
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 ...
, bringing together the ''
ancienne communes'' (now towns and villages) of:
*Arsimont
*
Auvelais
Auvelais ( wa, Åvlè) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Sambreville, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. The town lies in a meander of the River Sambre.
The town of Auvelais was formed in 1809 from the merger o ...
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Falisolle
Falisolle ( wa, Farjole) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Sambreville, located in the province of Namur, Belgium and located a few kilometers south of Sambre. It was a community in its own right before the municip ...
*Keumiée
*Moignelée
*
Tamines
Tamines ( wa, Tamene) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Sambreville, located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
During the Middle Ages, there was a seat of an alderman in the village, which had strong connections to t ...
*Velaine
Tamines is associated with the
Rape of Belgium
The Rape of Belgium was a series of systematic war crimes, especially mass murder and deportation and enslavement, by German troops against Belgian civilians during the invasion and occupation of Belgium in World War I.
The neutrality o ...
during
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
. At least 384 townspeople were massacred, including women and children.
Twin towns
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Gessopalena
Gessopalena (Neapolitan language, Abruzzese: ') is a ''comune'' and town in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of central Italy.
Twin towns
* Porto San Giorgio, Italy
* Cupramontana, Italy
* Sambreville, Belgium
References
C ...
, Italy
See also
*
List of protected heritage sites in Sambreville
This table shows an overview of the protected heritage sites in the Walloon town Sambreville. This list is part of Belgium's national heritage.
See also
* List of protected heritage sites in Namur (province)
*Sambreville
Samb ...
References
External links
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Municipalities of Namur (province)
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