Andenne

Andenne
Andenne
	St. Begge Collegiate
; Flag	; Coat of arms
	Andenne Location in Belgium
	Coordinates: 50°29′N 05°06′E / 50.483°N 5.1°E
Country	Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Community	French Community
Province	Namur
Arrondissement	Namur
	Government
• Mayor	Claude Eerdekens
• Governing party/ies	PS
	Area
• Total	86.17 km2 (33.27 sq mi)
	Population (1 January 2010)
• Total	25,131
• Density	290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Postal codes	5300
Area codes	085
Website	www.andenne.be
	Map of Andenne

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For the asteroid, see 2788 Andenne.

Andenne (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃.dɛn]) is a Belgian municipality located in the Walloon province of Namur. On January 1, 2006 Andenne had a total population of 25,240. The total area is 86.17 km² which gives a population density of 292 inhabitants per km². The city extends on both sides of the river Meuse. The villages around Andenne are : Bonneville - Coutisse - Landenne - Maizeret - Namêche - Sclayn - Seilles - Thon-Samson - Vezin. The Bear, originating from the legend that saw Charles Martel, still a child, kill a bear that terrorized the inhabitants, with a hammer, symbolizes the city.

Andenne is associated with the Rape of Belgium in 1914, during which reportedly 211 townspeople were massacred.

[edit] Famous inhabitants

Saint Begga, daughter of Pepin of Landen and mother of Pepin of Heristal, founded a convent in Andenne of which she was the first abbess. She was buried in Saint Begga's Collegiate Church in Andenne.
Fats Sadi, jazz musician