Champion
Champion is a sub-municipality of the city of Namur located in the province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Namur.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 5,030 residents
- Description: section of Namur, Wallonia
- Also known as: “Champion, Namur” and “Namur (Champion)”
- Postal code: 5020
Places of Interest
Highlights include Marchovelette Cemetery and Memorial and Fort d’Emines.
Fort d’Emines
Photo: Caemir, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fort d'Emines is one of nine forts built as part of the Fortifications of Namur in the late 19th century in Belgium. It was built between 1888 and 1892 according to the plans of General Henri Alexis Brialmont. Fort d’Emines is situated 4 km west of Champion.
African museum of Namur
Museum
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
African museum of Namur is situated 4 km southwest of Champion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vedrin and Cognelée.
Vedrin
Village
Photo: Fabrice75, Public domain.
Vedrin is a sub-municipality of the city of Namur located in the province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Namur.
Cognelée
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Cognelée is a sub-municipality of the city of Namur located in the province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Namur.
Boninne
Village
Boninne is a sub-municipality of the city of Namur located in the province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Namur.
Champion
- Categories: municipality section and locality
- Location: Namur, Arrondissement of Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.49639° or 50° 29′ 47″ northLongitude
4.90122° or 4° 54′ 4″ eastPopulation
5,030Elevation
196 metres (643 feet)United Nations Location Code
BE CPIOpen location code
9F26FWW2+HFOpenStreetMap ID
node 316108080OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Walloon—“Champion” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Champion”
- Dutch: “Champion (Namen)”
- Dutch: “Champion”
- French: “Champion”
- Irish: “Champion”
- Italian: “Champion”
- Polish: “Champion (Namur)”
- Polish: “Champion”
- Romanian: “Champion, Namur”
- Russian: “Шампьон”
- Walloon: “Tchampion-dlé-Nameur”
- “Champion”
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