Ciney (; wa, Cînè) is a

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and

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Wallonia Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—al ...

located in the province of Namur,

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. As of 2018, Ciney had a total population of 16,439. The total area is 147.56 km² which gives a

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of 111 inhabitants per km².

Administrative divisions

The municipality consists of the following

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: Achêne, Braibant, Chevetogne, Ciney, Conneux, Leignon, Pessoux, Serinchamps, and Sovet, along with a number of villages, including Chapois.

Economy

Several beers from the city are now brewed by Alken-Maes and still bear the name: Ciney Blonde, Ciney Brown, and Ciney Special. Those beers were first brewed in 1978.

History

Ciney was also previously known as Chiney in English.. The city was damaged by a heavy storm on 14 July 2010. The bell tower, the city's symbol and also Ciney's beer symbol, collapsed on its nave. No injuries were reported. Reconstruction took more than a year and cost some million euros.

Demography

Education

Ciney has 2 Catholic secondary schools and 2 state secondary schools. The Technobel Competence center, an information technology and communications training centre, is located in Ciney.

Healthcare

Ciney hosts the Sainte-Marie Medical Center of the

CHU UCLouvain Namur The CHU UCLouvain Namur or CHU UCL Namur (also called ''UCLouvain Namur'' by the University of Louvain and officially named ''Centre hospitalier universitaire Dinant Godinne Saint-Elisabeth - UCL-Namur'') is a university hospital located in the ...

university hospital.

References

External links

* Cities in Wallonia Municipalities of Namur (province) {{Namur-geo-stub