Fosses-la-Ville

Fosses-la-Ville
Municipality
Town square and town hall
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Fosses-la-Ville Location in Belgium show Location of Fosses-la-Ville in Namur Province
Coordinates: 50°24′N 04°42′E / 50.400°N 4.700°E / 50.400; 4.700Coordinates: 50°24′N 04°42′E / 50.400°N 4.700°E / 50.400; 4.700
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Namur
Arrondissement	Namur
Government
• Mayor	Gaëtan De Bilderling
• Governing party/ies	UC
Area
• Total	63.24 km2 (24.42 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	10,449
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Postal codes	5070
Area codes	071
Website	www.fosses-la-ville.be

Fosses-la-Ville (Walloon: Fosse-li-Veye) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Fosses-la-Ville had a total population of 9,311. The total area is 63.24 km² which gives a population density of 147 inhabitants per km².

Villages[]

The area of the original municipality was closely based around the city of Fosses-la-Ville, until it was expanded during the post-1974 fusion of the Belgian municipalities, adding the ancienne communes (now villages) of:

• Aisemont
• Le Roux
• Sart-Eustache
• Sart-Saint-Laurent
• Vitrival

Main sights[]

• Collegiate church of Saint-Feuillen, rebuilt in the 18th century. It has maintained a Romanesque tower from the 10th century.
• Chapelle Sainte-Brigide, a small sanctuary built by Irish monks

Twin towns[]

• Orbey, France
• Robecco sul Naviglio, Italy

Gallery[]

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  Brigit of Kildare's chapel in Fosses-la-Ville

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  Route N922, entry of the town Fosses-la-ville

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  Church ( l'église Saint Pierre) in the street of Vitrival

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  War memorial in Le Roux

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Fosses-la-Ville at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website

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