Namur (city)

Namur (Namen in Dutch) is the capital of the region of Wallonia in southern Belgium. It is also the chief town of the province of Namur. A city having 106,767 people (2005), it stands at the confluence of the Sambre and Meuse rivers at coordinates {{coor dm|50|28|N|4|52|E|}}. Namur occupies a total area of 175.69 km² which gives a population density of 607.69 inhabitants per km². The municipality of Namur straddles three different regions - Hesbaye to the north, Condroz to the south-east and Entre Sambre et Meuse to the south-west. The language spoken is French.

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• Images of Namur