Ciney

Ciney

*Cînè* (Walloon)
Ciney Cînè (Walloon)
Municipality
	Place Monseu
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Ciney
	Ciney Location in Belgium Location of Ciney in Namur province
	Coordinates: 50°18′N 05°06′E / 50.300°N 5.100°E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Namur
Arrondissement	Dinant
Government
• Mayor	Frédéric Deville
• Governing party/ies	Intérêts Cinaciens (ICI)
Area
• Total	147.87 km2 (57.09 sq mi)
Population (2018-01-01)
• Total	16,439
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Postal codes	5590
NIS code	91030
Area codes	083
Website	www.ciney.be

Ciney (French pronunciation: [sinɛ] ^ⓘ; Walloon: Cînè) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. As of 2018, Ciney had a total population of 16,439. The total area is 147.56 km² which gives a population density of 111 inhabitants per km².

Administrative divisions

The municipality consists of the following districts: Achêne, Braibant, Chevetogne, Ciney, Conneux, Leignon, Pessoux, Serinchamps, and Sovet, along with a number of villages, including Chapois.

Economy

Several beers from the city are now brewed by Alken-Maes and still bear the name: Ciney Blonde, Ciney Brown, and Ciney Special. Those beers were first brewed in 1978.

History

Ciney was also previously known as Chiney in English.^[2] The city was damaged by a heavy storm on 14 July 2010. The bell tower, the city's symbol and also Ciney's beer symbol, collapsed on its nave. No injuries were reported. Reconstruction took more than a year and cost some million euros.

Demography

Education

Ciney has 2 Catholic secondary schools and 2 state secondary schools. The Technobel Competence center, an information technology and communications training centre, is located in Ciney.