Arrondissement of Namur

The Arrondissement of Namur is one of the three administrative arrondissements in the province of Namur, . It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement.
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  • Type: Locality with 316,000 residents
  • Description: administrative subdivision of Wallonia
  • Also known as: “Arrondissement de Namur”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Université de Namur and Citadel of Namur.

University
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The University of Namur or is a Jesuit university in Namur, in the French Community of Belgium. Both teaching and research in the university are carried out by six faculties.

Castle
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The is a fortress in the capital city of , at the confluence of the and rivers. It is originally from the Roman era, but has been rebuilt several times.

Public building
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The is the executive seat of the Government of Wallonia. It houses the office of the Minister-President of Wallonia, and is located in , Namur province, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Namur and Jambes.

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's location at the head of the Ardennes has made it a popular tourist centre. The town's most prominent sight is the Citadel of , now demilitarised and open to the public.

Town
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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.

Village
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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.

Arrondissement of Namur

Latitude
50.4687° or 50° 28′ 7″ north
Longitude
4.8659° or 4° 51′ 57″ east
Population
316,000
Elevation
90 metres (295 feet)
Open location code
9F26FV98+F9
Geo­Names ID
2790470
Wiki­data ID
Q93782
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Walloon—“Arrondissement of Namur” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دائرة نامور”
  • Armenian: “Նամյուր”
  • Belarusian: “акруга Намюр”
  • Belarusian: “Намюр (акруга)”
  • Belarusian: “Намюр”
  • Breton: “Arondisamant Namur”
  • Bulgarian: “Намюр”
  • Catalan: “districte de Namur”
  • Cebuano: “Arrondissement de Namur”
  • Chinese: “那慕爾區”
  • Czech: “Arrondissement Namur”
  • Dutch: “Arrondissement Namen”
  • Dutch: “Namen”
  • Esperanto: “Arondismento Namuro”
  • Estonian: “Namuri ringkond”
  • French: “arrondissement administratif de Namur”
  • French: “Arrondissement administratif de Namur”
  • French: “Arrondissement de Namur”
  • French: “Namur”
  • German: “Arrondissement Namur”
  • German: “Bezirk Namur”
  • Greek: “διαμέρισμα του Ναμύρ”
  • Irish: “Arrondissement Namur”
  • Italian: “Arrondissement di Namur”
  • Latin: “Circumdarium administrativum Namurcense”
  • Limburgan: “Name”
  • Luxembourgish: “Arrondissement Namouer”
  • Persian: “شهرستان نامور”
  • Persian: “شهرستان نمور”
  • Polish: “Namur (okręg)”
  • Polish: “Namur”
  • Russian: “Административный округ Намюр”
  • Russian: “Намюр”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Namur (arondisman)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Namur”
  • Slovenian: “Arrondissement de Namur”
  • Slovenian: “Okrožje Namur”
  • Spanish: “Arrondissement de Namur”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Namur”
  • Swedish: “Arrondissement de Namur”
  • Turkish: “Namur (bölge)”
  • Turkish: “Namur”
  • Urdu: “نامور کا ارونڈسمینٹ”
  • Vietnamese: “Namur”
  • Vlaams: “Arroundissement Noamn”
  • Walloon: “Arondixhmint di Nameur”

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