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Municipality in Namur Province, Belgium Municipality in French Community, Belgium
Fernelmont Ferneamont (Walloon)
Municipality
Town hall of FernelmontTown hall of Fernelmont
Coat of arms of FernelmontCoat of arms
Location of Fernelmont
Fernelmont is located in BelgiumFernelmontFernelmontLocation in Belgium Location of Fernelmont in Namur Province
Coordinates: 50°33′N 04°59′E / 50.550°N 4.983°E / 50.550; 4.983
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceNamur
ArrondissementNamur
Government
 • MayorChristelle Plomteux
 • Governing party/iesLDB
Area
 • Total65.82 km (25.41 sq mi)
Population
 • Total8,218
 • Density120/km (320/sq mi)
Postal codes5380
NIS code92138
Area codes081
Websitewww.fernelmont.be

Fernelmont (French pronunciation: [fɛʁnɛlmɔ̃]; Walloon: Ferneamont) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.

On 1 October 2018, Fernelmont had a total population of 8,007. The total area is 65.61 km which gives a population density of 122 inhabitants per km.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Bierwart, Cortil-Wodon, Forville, Franc-Waret, Hemptinne, Hingeon, Marchovelette, Noville-les-Bois, Pontillas, and Tillier.

History

The municipality of Fernelmont was officially created on 3 January 1977, during the fusion of the Belgian municipalities, through the fusion of ten former municipalities, which now exist as ten districts within Fernelmont. It was named Fernelmont (Ash Tree Mountain) after a 13th-century castle which was positioned more or less at the centre of the newly created municipality. None of the villages comprising the municipality has ever been called Fernelmont, and the Maison Communale (town hall) is in Noville-les-Bois.

Economy

The municipality includes a "Zone d'Activités Économiques" (Z.A.E. / light industrial zone), south of the village of Noville-les-Bois, designed to accommodate small and medium-sized non-polluting businesses, covering an area of up to 120 hectares. At the end of 2010 the Z.A.E. already covered more than 50 hectares, having welcomed around 100 small and medium-sized enterprises, and slightly more than 800 people were employed in the zone.

Culture and sights

Main article: List of protected heritage sites in Fernelmont
Fernelmont Castle, the 13th century keep from which the municipality takes its name.

Twin city

References

  1. "CHIFFRES DE LA POPULATION PAR PROVINCE ET PAR COMMUNE, A LA DATE DU 1er JANVIER 2023Date d'observation Registre national 21 janvier 2023" (PDF). Statbel. Retrieved 11 April 2023.

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Places adjacent to Fernelmont
Wasseiges (WLG)
Éghezée Fernelmont Burdinne (WLG)
Héron (WLG)
Namur
Andenne
Municipalities in the province of Namur, Wallonia
Dinant
Namur
Philippeville
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