Éghezée (; wa, Inguezêye) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
of
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
Namur (; nl, Namen ; wa, Nameur) is a province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the West) on the Walloon provinces of Hainaut, Walloon Brabant, Liège and Luxembourg in Belgium, and the French depar ...
,
Belgium
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.
On 1 January 2010 the municipality had 15,169 inhabitants. The total area is 102.81 km
2, giving a
population density
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of 146.93 inhabitants per km
2.
The municipality consists of the following
districts
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: Aische-en-Refail, Bolinne, Boneffe, Branchon, Dhuy, Éghezée, Hanret, Leuze,
Liernu
Liernu is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Éghezée, located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
Liernu is best known for its centuries old Big Oak Tree (), one of the largest and oldest in continental Europe
E ...
, Longchamps, Mehaigne, Noville-sur-Mehaigne, Saint-Germain, Taviers, Upigny, and Waret-la-Chaussée.
See also
*
List of protected heritage sites in Eghezée
References
External links
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Official website(in French)
Municipalities of Namur (province)
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