Fernelmont
Fernelmont
Ferneamont(Walloon) | |
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![]() Town hall of Fernelmont | |
Coordinates:50°33′N04°59′E/ 50.550°N 4.983°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Community | French Community |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Namur |
Arrondissement | Namur |
Government | |
• Mayor | Christelle Plomteux |
• Governing party/ies | LDB |
Area | |
• Total | 65.82 km2(25.41 sq mi) |
Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 8,218 |
• Density | 120/km2(320/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 5380 |
NIS code | 92138 |
Area codes | 081 |
Website | fernelmont.be |
Fernelmont(French pronunciation:[fɛʁnɛlmɔ̃];Walloon:Ferneamont) is amunicipalityofWallonialocated in theprovince of Namur,Belgium.
On 1 October 2018, Fernelmont had a total population of 8,007. The total area is 65.61 km2which gives apopulation densityof 122 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality consists of the following districts:Bierwart,Cortil-Wodon,Forville,Franc-Waret,Hemptinne,Hingeon,Marchovelette,Noville-les-Bois,Pontillas,andTillier.
History
[edit]The municipality of Fernelmont was officially created on 3 January 1977, during thefusion of the Belgian municipalities,through the fusion of tenformer municipalities,which now exist as ten districts within Fernelmont. It was named Fernelmont (Ash TreeMountain) 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 theMaison Communale(town hall) is in Noville-les-Bois.
Economy
[edit]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
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Chateau_de_Fernelmont_Noville-les-Bois.jpg/250px-Chateau_de_Fernelmont_Noville-les-Bois.jpg)
Twin city
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"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.Retrieved11 April2023.
External links
[edit]Media related toFernelmontat Wikimedia Commons