Yvoir

Yvoir
Municipality

Coat of arms
Yvoir
Location in Belgium
Location of Yvoir in Namur province
Coordinates: 50°20′N 04°53′E / 50.333°N 4.883°E / 50.333; 4.883Coordinates: 50°20′N 04°53′E / 50.333°N 4.883°E / 50.333; 4.883
Country Belgium
Community French Community
Region Wallonia
Province Namur
Arrondissement Dinant
Government
 • Mayor Ovide Monin
 • Governing party/ies LB 2006
Area
 • Total 56.84 km2 (21.95 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2017)[1]
 • Total 9,115
 • Density 160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Postal codes 5530
Area codes 082
Website www.yvoir.be

Yvoir (French pronunciation: ​[i.vwaʁ]; Walloon: Uwar) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 8,450 inhabitants. The total area is 56.84 km², making it a population density of 149 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the villages Dorinne, Durnal, Evrehailles, Godinne, Houx, Mont, Purnode, Spontin and Yvoir.

Sport

Yvoir was the host city of the 1975 UCI Road World Championships

See also

References

  1. ↑ Population per municipality as of 1 January 2017 (XLS; 397 KB)


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