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
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
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.

Railway station
is the main railway station serving , Belgium. The station is used by 18,600 people every day, making it the eighth-busiest station in Belgium and the busiest in . It is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Namur and Jambes.

'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
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
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
  • German: Namur
  • Greek: διαμέρισμα του Ναμύρ
  • Irish: Arrondissement Namur
  • Italian: Arrondissement di Namur
  • Latin: Circumdarium administrativum Namurcense
  • Limburgan: Name
  • Luxembourgish: Arrondissement Namouer
  • 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
  • Vietnamese: Namur
  • Vlaams: Arroundissement Noamn
  • Walloon: Arondixhmint di Nameur

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