Hastière

Hastière
Municipality
Town Hall of Hastière
Hastière Location in Belgium show Location of Hastière in Namur province
Coordinates: 50°13′N 04°50′E / 50.217°N 4.833°E / 50.217; 4.833Coordinates: 50°13′N 04°50′E / 50.217°N 4.833°E / 50.217; 4.833
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Namur
Arrondissement	Dinant
Government
• Mayor	Claude Bultot (PS)
• Governing party/ies	PS
Area
• Total	56.46 km2 (21.80 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	5,979
• Density	110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Postal codes	5540-5544
Area codes	082
Website	www.hastiere.be

Hastière (French pronunciation: ​[as.tjɛʁ]; Walloon: Astire) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Namur. 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: Hastière-Lavaux (location of town hall), Hermeton-sur-Meuse, Waulsort, Hastière-par-delà, Blaimont, Heer, and Agimont.

Hastière's attractions along the Meuse River include the Romanesque church of 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).

St Hadelin abbeychurch today Wallonia's Major Heritage

See also[]

• List of protected heritage sites in Hastière

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Hastière at Wikimedia Commons
• http://www.hastiere.be
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