Namur
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Summary
Namur is a municipality of Belgium[1]. Namur ranks in the top 1% of municipality of belgium entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,686 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Croix de guerre 1914–1918[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Arrondissement of Namur[4]
- Country: Belgium[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Meuse[6], Sambre[7]
- Head of government: Maxime Prévot[8]
- Instance of: Belgian municipality with the title of city[9], big city[10]
- Capital: Namur[11]
- Official language: French[12]
- Shares border with: Profondeville[13], Assesse[14], Fernelmont[15], Gembloux[16], Éghezée[17], Andenne[18], Gesves[19], Floreffe[20], La Bruyère[21], Jemeppe-sur-Sambre[22]
- Anthem: Li bea bouket[23]
- Flag: flag of Namur[24]
- Twinned administrative body: Menton[25], Quebec City[26], Empoli[27], Belmont[28], Subotica[29], Ōgaki-shi[30], Lafayette[31], Bourg-en-Bresse[32], Bratislava[33], Pécs[34], Cluj-Napoca[35], Bandung[36]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Namur[37]
- Postal code: 5000[38], 5100[39], 5002[40], 5020[41], 5022[42], 5101[43], 5004[44], 5001[45], 5024[46], 5021[47], 5003[48]
- Part of: Emergency zone Nage[49], Police Zone Namur Capital[50]
- Commons category: Namur[51]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[52]
- Local dialing code: 081[53]
- Significant event: Siege of Namur[54]
- Official website: https://www.namur.be/[55]
- Topic's main category: Category:Namur[56]
- Commons gallery: Namur[57]
- Email address: mailto:information@ville.namur.be[58]
- Population: 110,939[59], 110,691[60]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Namur include Province of Namur[61], a province of Belgium[62], in Belgium[63]; Namurian[64], a stage[65]; and Namur-Suarlee Airport[66], an aerodrome[67], in Belgium[68], founded in 1947[69].
Why It Matters
Namur has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[70] Namur is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[71]
Entities named for Namur include Province of Namur[61], a province of Belgium[62], in Belgium[63]; Namurian[64], a stage[65]; and Namur-Suarlee Airport[66], an aerodrome[67], in Belgium[68], founded in 1947[69].
FAQs
What awards did Namur receive?
Honors received include Croix de guerre 1914–1918[3].