Bièvre (; wa, Bive) is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
of
Wallonia
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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 2006 the municipality had 3,151 inhabitants. The total area is 109.59 km
2, giving a
population density
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of 29 inhabitants per km
2.
The municipality consists of the following
districts
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: Bièvre,
Baillamont,
Bellefontaine,
Cornimont,
Graide,
Gros-Fays,
Monceau-en-Ardenne,
Naomé,
Oizy, and
Petit-Fays.
See also
*
List of protected heritage sites in Bièvre
References
External links
*
Official website(in French)
Municipalities of Namur (province)
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