Jemeppe-sur-Sambre
Encyclopedia
Jemeppe-sur-Sambre is a Walloon municipality
located in the Belgian
province of Namur
. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 17,990 inhabitants. The total area is 46.80 km², giving a population density
of 384 inhabitants per km².
Apart from the village of Jemeppe-sur-Sambre itself, the municipality contains the localities of Ham-sur-Sambre, Moustier-sur-Sambre, Spy, Mornimont, Balâtre, Onoz et Saint-Martin.
The Grotte de Spy
is located in the municipality near the village of Spy
. The medieval Balâtre Castle is in the village of Balâtre, and Mielmont Castle in Onoz.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located in the Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
province of Namur
Namur (province)
Namur is a province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Walloon provinces of Hainaut, Walloon Brabant, Liège and Luxembourg in Belgium, and on France. Its capital is the city of Namur...
. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 17,990 inhabitants. The total area is 46.80 km², giving a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 384 inhabitants per km².
Apart from the village of Jemeppe-sur-Sambre itself, the municipality contains the localities of Ham-sur-Sambre, Moustier-sur-Sambre, Spy, Mornimont, Balâtre, Onoz et Saint-Martin.
The Grotte de Spy
Grotte de Spy
The Grotte de Spy is located near Spy in the municipality of Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, province of Namur, Belgium. It has been classified as Wallonia's Major Heritage by the Walloon Region....
is located in the municipality near the village of Spy
Spy, Belgium
Spy is a village in the municipality of Jemeppe-sur-Sambre near Namur, Belgium.Here in 1886, in Betche aux Roches cavern, Maximin Lohest and Marcel de Puydt found two nearly perfect Neanderthal skeletons at the depth of 16 ft., with numerous implements of the Mousterian type. Recently Yves Saquet...
. The medieval Balâtre Castle is in the village of Balâtre, and Mielmont Castle in Onoz.
External links
- Official website (in French)