Yvoir (French pronunciation: [i.vwaʁ]; Walloon: Uwar) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
Yvoir
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Location of Yvoir in Namur province ![]() | |
Coordinates: 50°20′N 04°53′E | |
Country | Belgium |
Community | French Community |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Namur |
Arrondissement | Dinant |
Government | |
• Mayor | Patrick Evrard |
• Governing party/ies | La Relève - Liste du Bourgmestre |
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• Total | 56.84 km2 (21.95 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 9,163 |
• Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 5530 |
Area codes | 082 |
Website | www.yvoir.be |
On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 8,450 inhabitants. The total area is 56.84 km2, making it a population density of 149 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Dorinne, Durnal, Evrehailles, Godinne, Houx, Mont, Purnode, Spontin and Yvoir.
Yvoir was the host city of the 1975 UCI Road World Championships
Yvoir hosts the Mont-Godinne site of the CHU UCLouvain Namur university hospital, serving as teaching hospital for the University of Louvain.
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