Hastière
Hastière
Astire (Walloon) | |
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![]() Town Hall of Hastière | |
Coordinates: 50°13′N 04°50′E / 50.217°N 4.833°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Community | French Community |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Namur |
Arrondissement | Dinant |
Government | |
• Mayor | Claude Bultot (PS) |
• Governing party/ies | PS |
Area | |
• Total | 56.59 km2 (21.85 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 5,979 |
• Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 5540-5544 |
NIS code | 91142 |
Area codes | 082 |
Website | www.hastiere.be |
Hastière (French pronunciation: [as.tjɛʁ]; Walloon: Astire) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 5,230 inhabitants. The total area is 56.46 square kilometres (21.8 sq mi), giving a population density of 93 inhabitants per square kilometre.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Agimont, Blaimont, Hastière-Lavaux (location of town hall), Hastière-par-delà, Heer, Hermeton-sur-Meuse, and Waulsort.
Hastière's attractions along the river Meuse include the Romanesque Abbey Church of Saint Peter, a former Benedictine monastery (at Hastière-Lavaux), the Renaissance Castle of Freÿr surrounded by 18th-century classical gardens and facing the rocks of Freÿr (north of Waulsort), and the 17th-century buildings of another former Benedictine monastery (at Waulsort).
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
[edit]Media related to Hastière at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.hastiere.be
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