Hastière
Astire (Walloon) | |
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![]() Town Hall of Hastière | |
Location of Hastière | |
Coordinates: 50°13′N 04°50′E / 50.217°N 4.833°E / 50.217; 4.833 | |
Country | ![]() |
Community | French Community |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Namur |
Arrondissement | Dinant |
Government | |
• Mayor | Claude Bultot (PS) |
• Governing party/ies | PS |
Area | |
• Total | 56.59 km (21.85 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,979 |
• Density | 110/km (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 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※
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
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