Yvoir

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Yvoir
Uwar  (Walloon)
Yvoir JPG01.jpg
Coat of arms of Yvoir
Yvoir is located in Belgium
Yvoir
Yvoir
Location in Belgium
Location of Yvoir in Namur province
Coordinates: 50°20′N 04°53′E / 50.333°N 4.883°E / 50.333; 4.883Coordinates: 50°20′N 04°53′E / 50.333°N 4.883°E / 50.333; 4.883
CountryBelgium
CommunityFrench Community
Region Wallonia
ProvinceNamur
ArrondissementDinant
Government
 • MayorOvide Monin
 • Governing party/iesLB 2006
Area
 • Total56.84 km2 (21.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total9,163
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Postal codes
5530
Area codes082
Websitewww.yvoir.be

Yvoir (French pronunciation: ​[i.vwaʁ]; Walloon: Uwar) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Namur.

On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 8,450 inhabitants. The total area is 56.84 km2, making it a population density of 149 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality consists of the following districts: , , , , , , , and Yvoir.

Sport[]

Yvoir was the host city of the 1975 UCI Road World Championships

Healthcare[]

Yvoir hosts the Mont-Godinne site of the CHU UCLouvain Namur university hospital, serving as teaching hospital for the University of Louvain.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

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