Yvoir
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.
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  Yvoir Location in Belgium
Location of Yvoir in Namur province  | |
| Coordinates: 50°20′N 04°53′E | |
| 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 (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 9,163 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 5530 |
| Area codes | 082 |
| Website | www.yvoir.be |
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
Healthcare
Yvoir hosts the Mont-Godinne site of the CHU UCLouvain Namur university hospital, serving as teaching hospital for the University of Louvain.
References
- "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
- Official website (in French)
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| Namur | ||
| Philippeville | ||
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