Namur
Arrondissement of Namur
Namur

Wépion

Wépion is a sub-municipality of the city of located in the , , . It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Namur.
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  • Type: Village with 6,590 residents
  • Description: section of Namur, Wallonia
  • Also known as: “Namur (Wépion)”, “Wepion”, and “Wépion sur Meuse”
  • Postal code: 5100

Places of Interest

Highlights include Île de Dave and Strawberry Museum.

Protected area
Photo: We El, Public domain.
is a protected area.

Museum
Photo: Musée de la fraise, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bunker
Photo: Caemir, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is one of nine forts built as part of the Fortifications of Namur in the late 19th century in . It was built between 1888 and 1892 according to the plans of General Henri Alexis Brialmont.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dave and Velaine.

Village
Photo: Rawet06, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a sub-municipality of the city of located in the , , . It was a separate municipality until 1 January 1977, when it was merged into Namur. It is on the right bank of the , 7 km south of the city centre.

Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a neighborhood, which is situated 3 km north of Wépion.

Hamlet
Photo: Grentidez, Public domain.
is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km south of Wépion.

Wépion

Latitude
50.4213° or 50° 25′ 17″ north
Longitude
4.86338° or 4° 51′ 48″ east
Population
6,590
Elevation
135 metres (443 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BE WIP
Open location code
9F26CVC7+G9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1855584356
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2783850
Wiki­data ID
Q612874
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Satellite Map

Discover Wépion from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Walloon—“Wépion” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Wépion”
  • Chinese: “韋皮永”
  • Chinese: “韦皮永”
  • Dutch: “Wépion sur Meuse”
  • Dutch: “Wepion”
  • Dutch: “Wépion”
  • French: “Wépion sur Meuse”
  • French: “Wépion”
  • German: “Wépion sur Meuse”
  • German: “Wépion”
  • Hungarian: “Wépion”
  • Irish: “Wépion”
  • Luxembourgish: “Wépion”
  • Polish: “Wépion”
  • Spanish: “Wépion sur Meuse”
  • Spanish: “Wépion”
  • Swedish: “Wépion”
  • Walloon: “Wépion”
  • “Wépion”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Complexe sportif Wépion and Salle Bienvenu.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wépion”. Photo: Guywets, CC BY-SA 3.0.