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Ciney

Coordinates: 50°18′N 05°06′E / 50.300°N 5.100°E / 50.300; 5.100
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Ciney
Cînè (Walloon)
Municipality
Place Monseu
Place Monseu
Flag of Ciney
Flag
Coat of arms of Ciney
Coat of arms
Location of Ciney
Map
Ciney is located in Belgium
Ciney
Ciney
Location in Belgium
Location of Ciney in Namur province
Coordinates: 50°18′N 05°06′E / 50.300°N 5.100°E / 50.300; 5.100
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceNamur
ArrondissementDinant
Government
 • MayorFrédéric Deville
 • Governing party/iesIntérêts Cinaciens (ICI)
Area
 • Total
147.87 km2 (57.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
16,439
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Postal codes
5590
NIS code
91030
Area codes083
Websitewww.ciney.be

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

Administrative divisions

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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.

Economy

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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.

History

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Ciney was also previously known as Chiney in English.[2] 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

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Ciney's population (1990–2011).

Education

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Ciney has two Catholic secondary schools and two state secondary schools. The Technobel Competence center, an information technology and communications training centre, is located in Ciney.

Healthcare

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

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Chiney", Encyclopaedia Britannica, vol. II (1st ed.), Edinburgh: Colin Macfarquhar, 1771.
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