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District

Namur Province

Local name: Namur

Located in Wallonia, Belgium Coordinates: 50°20′00″ N 4°50′00″ E

Namur Province
Namur · Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Population
503,895
503.9K
Elevation
195 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
Places inside
434
listed under Namur Province
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport30 km
LGG Liège Airport55 km

About Namur Province

Namur Province is a district. Location: Wallonia, Belgium. Population: 503,895.

From Wikipedia

Namur (French: [namyʁ] ; Walloon: Nameur; Dutch: Namen [ˈnaːmə(n)] ) is a province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the West) on the Walloon provinces of Hainaut, Walloon Brabant, Liège and Luxembourg in Belgium, and the French department of Ardennes. Its capital and largest city is the city of Namur. As of January 2024, the province of Namur has a population of about 0.5 million.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
3,675 km²
Official website
province.namur.be

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Namur Province

From Wikivoyage

Namur (Namen in Dutch) is a province in the Wallonia region of Belgium.

Get in+

By train:

There are frequent trains from Brussels to many destinations in Namur.

By car:

You can drive into Namur from the rest of Belgium and from France. Because both countries are members of the Schengen treaty, there are no border controls.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Namur Province

Population of Namur Province over time

Population of Namur Province over time
2014 484,737
2016 487,145
2018 493,073
2024 503,582
2025 505,348

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Namur Province

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 76 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
June (79 mm)
Driest month
February (58 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Namur Province
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°9°13°17°20°22°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°10°12°12°10°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)685868607279746665707675

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Namur Province

The nearest airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL), 30 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Namur, 15 km to the north.

Airports

  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 30 kmnorthwest
  • Liège Airport (LGG) Grâce-Hollogne 55 kmnortheast
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 68 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Namur Population: 110.9K 15 kmnorth
  • Charleroi Population: 200.1K 29 kmwest
  • Leuven Population: 101K 61 kmnorth
  • Liège Population: 195.3K 62 kmnortheast
  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 67 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Namur Province

Within 100 km: 232 historic and cultural sites, 1,450 natural sites, 1,036 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km243 places

  • Île d'Androssart Island 17 kmS
  • Grand Étang de Fosse Lake 11 kmW
  • La Belle Vue Mountain 24 kmSE
  • Tilleul de Ronveau Mountain 22 kmSE

25–60 km958 places

  • Étang de Virelles Lake 45 kmSW
  • Étang de Séloignes Lake 53 kmSW
  • Étang d'Oise Lake 56 kmSW
  • Étang du Moulin Lake 46 kmSW

60–100 km1,517 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 60 kmNE
  • Île Monsin Island 67 kmNE
  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 73 kmNE
  • Hofstademeer Lake 76 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Namur Province

434 places

Mountains & nature60

Nature and heritage in Namur Province

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources