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Ciney (French pronunciation: [sinɛ] (listen); Walloon: Cînè) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.

Ciney Cînè  (Walloon)
Municipality
Place Monseu
Flag Coat of arms
Ciney Location in Belgium Location of Ciney in Namur province
Coordinates: 50°18′N 05°06′E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Namur
Arrondissement	Dinant
Government
• Mayor	Frédéric Deville
• Governing party/ies	Intérêts Cinaciens (ICI)
Area
• Total	147.56 km2 (56.97 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	16,439
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Postal codes	5590
Area codes	083
Website	www.ciney.be

On January 1, 2018, Ciney had a total population of 16,439. The total area is 147.56 km² which gives a population density of 111 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following districts: Achêne, Braibant, Chevetogne, Ciney, Conneux, Leignon, Pessoux, Serinchamps, and Sovet, along with a number of villages, including Chapois.

Several beers from the city are now brewed by Alken-Maes and still bear the name: Ciney Blonde, Ciney Brown, and Ciney Special. Those beers were first brewed in 1978.

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.

Demography

Education

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

Ciney hosts the Sainte-Marie Medical Center of the CHU UCLouvain Namur university hospital.

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Ciney
• Skanifest, a music festival

References

External links

• Media related to Ciney at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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- [en] Ciney

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[ru] Сине (Бельгия)

Сине́ — коммуна в Валлонии, расположенная в провинции Намюр, округ Динан. Принадлежит Французскому языковому сообществу Бельгии. На площади 147,56 км² проживают 14 958 человек (плотность населения — 101 чел./км²), из которых 48,24 % — мужчины и 51,76 % — женщины. Средний годовой доход на душу населения в 2003 году составлял 11 118 евро.

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