Liernu is a village 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 ...

and a district of the municipality of

Éghezée Éghezée (; wa, Inguezêye) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2010 the municipality had 15,169 inhabitants. The total area is 102.81 km2, giving a population density of 146.93 inhabitan ...

, located in the province of Namur,

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...

. Liernu is best known for its centuries old Big Oak Tree (), one of the largest and oldest in continental

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located enti ...

. The tree took part in the "

European Tree of the Year The European Tree of the Year is an annual contest held to find the most 'loveable tree' in Europe. The contest is held by the Environmental Partnership Association (EPA), an organization supported by the European Land Owners Association and the ...

" competition in 2016''ETOY - The Big oak of Liernu''
/ref> as a representative of Belgium. Liernu had 806 inhabitants as of March 2006, and extends over . File:2016 The Big oak of Liernu BE.jpg, File:Liernu 050816 (2).jpg, File:Liernu 050616 (19).JPG File:Liernu JPG01b.jpg,

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An association devoted to the Oak Tree in Liernu
Former municipalities of Namur (province) {{Belgium-stub