Gesves

Gesves
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Gesves
Gesves Location in Belgium Location of Gesves in the province of Namur
Coordinates: 50°24′N 05°04′E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Namur
Arrondissement	Namur
Government
• Mayor	José Paulet (GEM)
• Governing party/ies	GEM, ICG
Area
• Total	65.03 km2 (25.11 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	7,210
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Postal codes	5340
NIS code	92054
Area codes	083
Website	www.gesves.be

Gesves (French: [ʒɛv]; Walloon: Djeve) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. This municipality contains the town of Gesves, as well as the villages of Faulx-Les-Tombes, Haltinne, Mozet, and Sorée. It also includes the hamlets of Gramptinne, Goyet, Haut-Bois, and Strud.

On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 6,321 inhabitants. The total area is 64.92 km², giving a population density of 97 inhabitants per km². On 1 December 2019, the population had grown to 7,246 inhabitants (3,612 men and 3,634 women), representing a growth of 14.63% over the course of 13 years.

Mozet, the Baseille farm.

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Gesves

Strudiella devonica is an incomplete possible insect fossil, the first complete Late Devonian insect, probably terrestrial. It was recovered in the Strud environment from the Bois des Mouches Formation, Upper Famennian.

External links

• Media related to Gesves at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in French)
• Gesves.com portal (in French)