Yvoir

Yvoir
Uwar (Walloon)
Municipality
Coat of arms of Yvoir
Coat of arms
Location of Yvoir
Map
Yvoir is located in Belgium
Yvoir
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; 4.883
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceNamur
ArrondissementDinant
Government
 • MayorPatrick Evrard
 • Governing party/iesLa Relève - Liste du Bourgmestre
Area
 • Total
57.11 km2 (22.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
9,163
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Postal codes
5530
NIS code
91141
Area codes082
Websitewww.yvoir.be

Yvoir (French pronunciation: [i.vwaʁ]; Walloon: Uwar) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.

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 following districts: 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.


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