Yvoir

Summary

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

Yvoir
Uwar (Walloon)
Coat of arms of Yvoir
Location of Yvoir
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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
 • Total57.11 km2 (22.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total9,163
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Postal codes
5530
NIS code
91141
Area codes082
Websitewww.yvoir.be

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 edit

Yvoir was the host city of the 1975 UCI Road World Championships

Healthcare edit

Yvoir hosts the Mont-Godinne site of the CHU UCLouvain Namur university hospital, serving as teaching hospital for the University of Louvain.

See also edit

References edit

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

External links edit

  •   Media related to Yvoir at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website (in French)