Assesse
Assesse (French pronunciation: [a.sɛs]) is a Belgian municipality located in the Walloon province of Namur. It is composed of the villages of Assesse, Courrière, Crupet, Florée, Maillen, Sart-Bernard, and Sorinne-la-Longue. On 1 January 2006 Assesse had a total population of 6,252. The total area is 78.16 km² which gives a population density of 80 inhabitants per km².
Assesse | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Assesse Location in Belgium
Location of Assesse in the province of Namur  | |
| Coordinates: 50°22′N 05°01′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Namur |
| Arrondissement | Namur |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luc Bouveroux (ALN) |
| • Governing party/ies | ALN, ACOR |
| Area | |
| • Total | 78.16 km2 (30.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,964 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 5330, 5332-5334, 5336 |
| Area codes | 083 |
| Website | www.assesse.be |
The village of Crupet is noted for its grotto dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua, the Château de Crupet, a moated medieval donjon, and its windmills.
Notable people
- Georges Gilkinet (1971), deputy prime minister.[2]
References
- "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- "Overzicht: wie is wie in regering-De Croo?". Knack (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2020.
External links
Media related to Assesse at Wikimedia Commons- Municipal web-site (in French)
Municipalities in the Province of Namur | ||
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| Dinant |  | |
| Namur | ||
| Philippeville | ||
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