Hastière

Hastière
Astire (Walloon)
Town Hall of Hastière
Location of Hastière
Hastière
Location in Belgium
Location of Hastière in Namur province
Coordinates: 50°13′N 04°50′E / 50.217°N 4.833°E / 50.217; 4.833
CountryBelgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
Province Namur
ArrondissementDinant
Government
 • MayorClaude Bultot (PS)
 • Governing party/iesPS
Area
 • Total
56.59 km2 (21.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
5,979
 • Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Postal codes
5540-5544
NIS code
91142
Area codes082
Websitewww.hastiere.be

Hastière (French pronunciation: [as.tjɛʁ]; Walloon: Astire) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.

On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 5,230 inhabitants. The total area is 56.46 square kilometres (21.8 sq mi), giving a population density of 93 inhabitants per square kilometre.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Agimont, Blaimont, Hastière-Lavaux (location of town hall), Hastière-par-delà, Heer, Hermeton-sur-Meuse, and Waulsort.

Hastière's attractions along the river Meuse include the Romanesque Abbey Church of Saint Peter, a former Benedictine monastery (at Hastière-Lavaux), the Renaissance Castle of Freÿr surrounded by 18th-century classical gardens and facing the rocks of Freÿr (north of Waulsort), and the 17th-century buildings of another former Benedictine monastery (at Waulsort).

See also

References

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