Hastière
Hastière | |
---|---|
![]() 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°ECoordinates: 50°13′N 04°50′E / 50.217°N 4.833°E | |
Country | Belgium |
Community | French Community |
Region | ![]() |
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).
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Hasti%C3%A8re_Eglise_R01.jpg/240px-Hasti%C3%A8re_Eglise_R01.jpg)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links[]
Media related to Hastière at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.hastiere.be
- map
- Municipalities of Namur (province)
- Wallonia's Major Heritage
- Burial sites of the House of Ardennes-Verdun
- Namur geography stubs