Namur

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Namur Nameur (Walloon) Namen (Dutch)
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Namur
Namur Location in Belgium Location within Arrondissement of Namur (dark grey) and Namur Province
Coordinates: 50°28′N 04°52′E / 50.467°N 4.867°E / 50.467; 4.867
Community	French community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Namur
Arrondissement	Namur
Government
• Mayor	Maxime Prévot (Les Engagés)
• Governing party/ies	Les Engagés-Ecolo-MR
Area
• Total	175.93 km2 (67.93 sq mi)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	114,007
• Density	650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Postal codes	5000, 5001, 5002, 5003, 5004, 5020, 5021, 5022, 5024, 5100, 5101
NIS code	92094
Area codes	081
Website	www.namur.be
Brandmark of Namur

Namur (French: [namyʁ] ^ⓘ;^[a] Walloon: Nameur; Dutch: Namen [ˈnaːmə(n)] ^ⓘ) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is the capital both of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration.

Namur stands at the confluence of the rivers Sambre and Meuse and straddles three different regions – Hesbaye to the north, Condroz to the south-east, and Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse to the south-west. The city of Charleroi is located to the west. The language spoken is French.

The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Beez, Belgrade, Boninne, Bouge, Champion, Cognelée, Daussoulx, Dave, Erpent, Flawinne, Gelbressée, Jambes, Lives-sur-Meuse, Loyers, Malonne, Marche-les-Dames, Namur proper, Naninne, Saint-Servais, Saint-Marc, Suarlée, Temploux, Vedrin, Wépion, and Wierde.

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