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Walcourt
Coat of arms of Walcourt
Location of Walcourt
Map
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceNamur
ArrondissementPhilippeville
Government
 • MayorMarcel Leclercq (PS)
 • Governing party/iesPS, MR-EC, Ecolo
Area
 • Total123.64 km2 (47.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total18,376
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Postal codes
5650, 5651
NIS code
93088
Area codes071
Websitewww.walcourt.be

Walcourt (French pronunciation: [walkuʁ]) is a Walloon municipality and town located in Belgium in the province of Namur.

On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 17,516 inhabitants. The total area is 123.18 km², giving a population density of 142 inhabitants per km².

Other centres

As well as Walcourt itself, the municipality also comprises the villages of: Berzée, Castillon, Chastrès, Clermont, Fontenelle, Fraire, Gourdinne, Laneffe, Pry, Rognée, Somzée, Tarcienne, Thy-le-Château, Vogenée, Yves-Gomezée

Around St. Maternus' Basilica

See also

References

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