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Namur (city) facts for kids

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Sambre River in Namur center
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Namur (Walloon: Nameûr, Dutch: Namen) is a city in Belgium. It is both the capital of the province with the same name, as well as of Wallonia, one of the three administrative regions of Belgium. It is in the French-speaking part of Belgium.

In 2012, there were 112'246 people in Namur.

Namur is at 50° 27 North, 04° 51 East .



Images for kids

  • Namur, Junction of the Meuse and Sambre

    Namur in 1838

  • Namur JPG7

    Namur, the Meuse, the Walloon Parliament and the citadel

  • Félicien Rops (photo)

    Félicien Rops

  • 01-Namur-100109 (2) JPG

    The citadel and the Meuse

  • 01-Namur-300605 (1)

    The Belfry of Namur

  • Namur Ca1JPG

    St Aubin's Cathedral is the only academic Late Baroque cathedral in Belgium.

  • Cheval bayard namur

    The horse Bayard carrying The Four Sons of Aymon, created by Olivier Strebelle for Expo 58.

  • La Sambre in Namur viewed from Quai de l'Abbaye (DSCF5606)

    Sambre

  • Arcs namur

    Old town

  • Echasseurs-Echasse-Or-Fetes-de-Wallonie-3-Skuds

    Joust on stilts in Namur. The stiltwalkers fights dates back to 1411.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Namur para niños

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