Walcourt, Province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium

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🇧🇪 Walcourt is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. The total area is 123.18 km2, giving a population density of 142 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following districts: Berzée, Castillon, Chastrès, Clermont, Fontenelle, Fraire, Gourdinne, Laneffe, Pry, Rognée, Somzée, Tarcienne, Thy-le-Château, Vogenée, Walcourt, Yves-Gomezée.

History The Basilica of Saint Maternus is a Gothic minor basilica, founded in 1026. It contains one of the oldest Madonnas in Western Christianity. In 1689, the Battle of Walcourt was fought here between French troops and the Grand Alliance during the Nine Years' War.

Namur, Wallonia 
Namur, Wallonia
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Walcourt has a population of over 17,516 people. Walcourt also forms part of the wider Philippeville Arrondissement which has a population of over 66,409 people. It is also a part of the larger Namur Province. Walcourt is situated near Philippeville.

Twin Towns - Sister Cities Walcourt has links with:

🇩🇪 Ratzeburg, Germany
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Antipodal to Walcourt is: -175.583,-50.25

Locations Near: Walcourt 4.41667,50.25

🇧🇪 Philippeville 4.55,50.2 d: 11  

🇧🇪 Charleroi 4.433,50.4 d: 16.7  

🇧🇪 La Louvière 4.235,50.494 d: 30  

🇧🇪 Nivelles 4.317,50.583 d: 37.7  

🇫🇷 Maubeuge 3.973,50.279 d: 31.7  

🇧🇪 Soignies 4.067,50.567 d: 43.1  

🇧🇪 Namur 4.867,50.467 d: 40  

🇧🇪 Wavre 4.611,50.717 d: 53.7  

🇫🇷 Avesnes-sur-Helpe 3.927,50.124 d: 37.6  

🇧🇪 Mons 3.949,50.453 d: 40.2  

Antipodal to: Walcourt -175.583,-50.25

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16777.6  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15991  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15950.9  

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15703.4  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 11977.7  

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 11902.1  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 11890  

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 11884.6  

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 11884  

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 11869.9  

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