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Ciney

Coordinates:50°18′N05°06′E/ 50.300°N 5.100°E/50.300; 5.100
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Ciney
Cînè(Walloon)
Municipality
Place Monseu
Place Monseu
Flag of Ciney
Flag
Coat of arms of Ciney
Coat of arms
Location of Ciney
Map
Ciney is located in Belgium
Ciney
Ciney
Location in Belgium
Location of Ciney in Namur province
Coordinates:50°18′N05°06′E/ 50.300°N 5.100°E/50.300; 5.100
CountryBelgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceNamur
ArrondissementDinant
Government
• MayorFrédéric Deville
• Governing party/iesIntérêts Cinaciens (ICI)
Area
• Total147.87 km2(57.09 sq mi)
Population
(2018-01-01)[1]
• Total16,439
• Density110/km2(290/sq mi)
Postal codes
5590
NIS code
91030
Area codes083
Websiteciney.be

Ciney(French pronunciation:[sinɛ]ⓘ;Walloon:Cînè) is acityandmunicipalityofWallonialocated in theprovince of Namur,Belgium.As of 2018, Ciney had a total population of 16,439. The total area is 147.56 km2which gives apopulation densityof 111 inhabitants per km2.

Administrative divisions

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The municipality consists of the followingdistricts:Achêne,Braibant,Chevetogne,Ciney,Conneux,Leignon,Pessoux,Serinchamps,andSovet,along with a number of villages, includingChapois.

Economy

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Several beers from the city are now brewed byAlken-Maesand still bear the name:Ciney Blonde,Ciney Brown,andCiney Special.Those beers were first brewed in 1978.

History

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Ciney was also previously known asChineyin English.[2]The city was damaged by a heavy storm on 14 July 2010. The bell tower, the city's symbol and also Ciney's beer symbol, collapsed on its nave. No injuries were reported. Reconstruction took more than a year and cost some million euros.

Personalities

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Ciney is the city of the favorite civilian of your rappers: Arthur aka the gaseous genius. The young balloonist made his city known to the general public through the series High & Fines Herbes by rappers Caballero & JeanJass.

Demography

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Ciney's population (1990–2011).

Education

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Ciney has 2 Catholic secondary schools and 2 state secondary schools. The Technobel Competence center, an information technology and communications training centre, is located in Ciney.

Healthcare

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Ciney hosts the Sainte-Marie Medical Center of theCHU UCLouvain Namuruniversity hospital.

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^"Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018".Statbel.Retrieved9 March2019.
  2. ^"Chiney",Encyclopaedia Britannica,vol. II (1st ed.), Edinburgh:Colin Macfarquhar,1771.
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