Gedinne (; ) is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Wallonia
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located in the
province of Namur
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,
Belgium
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.
On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 4,405 inhabitants. The total area is , giving a
population density
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of .
It is situated in the
Ardennes
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Geological ...
east of
Meuse
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History
From 1301, the upper ...
valley. The western limit of the municipality is the
French border.
The municipality consists of the town of Gedinne and eleven villages:
(number of inhabitants in brackets)
* Gedinne (1,124, administrative centre)
* Bourseigne-Neuve (137)
* Bourseigne-Vieille (106)
* Houdremont (233)
* Louette-Saint-Denis (331)
* Louette-Saint-Pierre (270)
* Malvoisin (298)
* Patignies (242)
* Rienne (736)
* Sart-Custinne (169)
* Vencimont (499)
*
Willerzie (319)
See also
*
List of protected heritage sites in Gedinne
*
Tour du Millénaire, a remarkable timber and steel observation tower, built in 2001.
References
External links
*
Official website(in French)
Municipalities of Namur (province)
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