Ciney

Ciney (French pronunciation: ​[si.nɛ]; Walloon: Cînè) is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. On January 1, 2006, Ciney had a total population of 14,958. The total area is 147.56 km² which gives a population density of 101 inhabitants per km².

Ciney
Municipality
Place Monseu
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Ciney
Location in Belgium
Location of Ciney in Namur province
Coordinates: 50°18′N 05°06′E
CountryBelgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceNamur
ArrondissementDinant
Government
 • MayorJean-Marie Cheffert (Union)
 • Governing party/iesUnion
Area
 • Total147.56 km2 (56.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total16,439
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Postal codes
5590
Area codes083
Websitewww.ciney.be

The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: 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
Ciney's population (1990-2011).

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

References
  1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  • Media related to Ciney at Wikimedia Commons
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