Gedinne

Gedinne Djeden (Walloon)
Municipality
Gedinne: the church of Our Lady of the Nativity
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Gedinne
Gedinne Location in Belgium Location of Gedinne in Namur province
Coordinates: 49°59′N 04°56′E / 49.983°N 4.933°E / 49.983; 4.933
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Namur
Arrondissement	Dinant
Government
• Mayor	Vincent Massinon
• Governing party/ies	Gedinne2018
Area
• Total	151.56 km2 (58.52 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	4,563
• Density	30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Postal codes	5575
NIS code	91054
Area codes	061
Website	actugedinne.be

Gedinne (French pronunciation: [ʒə.din]; Walloon: Djedene) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.

On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 4,405 inhabitants. The total area is 151.56 km² (58.52 sq mi), giving a population density of 29 inhabitants per square kilometre (75/sq mi).

It is situated in the Ardennes east of Meuse valley. The western limit of the municipality is the French border.

The municipality consists of the town of Gedinne and eleven villages: (number of inhabitants in brackets)

• Gedinne (1,124, administrative centre)
• Bourseigne-Neuve (137)
• Bourseigne-Vieille (106)
• Houdremont (233)
• Louette-Saint-Denis (331)
• Louette-Saint-Pierre (270)
• Malvoisin (298)
• Patignies (242)
• Rienne (736)
• Sart-Custinne (169)
• Vencimont (499)
• Willerzie (319)

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Gedinne
• Tour du Millénaire, a remarkable timber and steel observation tower, built in 2001.

References

External links

• Media related to Gedinne at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in French)

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