Namur Province
Local name: Namur
Located in Wallonia, Belgium Coordinates: 50°20′00″ N 4°50′00″ E
- 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
- 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.
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
Photos of Namur Province
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
- Hainaut Province
- Luxembourg Province
- Ardennes
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 sightseeingBest 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 68 | 58 | 68 | 60 | 72 | 79 | 74 | 66 | 65 | 70 | 76 | 75 |
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 placesCities & villages3
- Les Différents · Village
- Massembre · Village
- Mon Idée · Village
Mountains & nature14
- Le Gros Bois · Natural site
- Le Gros Bois · Natural site
- Les Francs Bois · Natural site
- Les Maurzies · Natural site
- Les Miaimonts · Natural site
- Les Virées Madame · Natural site
- Mauvaise Panais · Natural site
- Noir Simon · Natural site
- Petit Biernausaut · Natural site
- Petit Bois · Natural site
- Potresse · Natural site
- Taille à la Chandelle · Natural site
- Taille du Clavet-Chêne · Natural site
- Taille du Comte · Natural site
Lakes, rivers & coasts43
- Lesse · River
- Ligne · River
- Lure · River
- Mahoux · River
- Maisoncelle · River
- Marchette · River
- Molignée · River
- Nafraiture · River
- Noye · River
- Orchimont · River
- Orneau · River
- Petit Ruisseau · River
- Pontillas · River
- Pré Lagasse · River
- Ravin de Sorinne · River
- Rives · River
- Rome · River
- Ruisseau Bois de Pry · River
- Ruisseau d'Annevoie · River
- Ruisseau de Féron · River
- Ruisseau de Flavion · River
- Ruisseau de Fosse · River
- Ruisseau de la Batterie · River
- Ruisseau de la Forge du Prince · River
- Ruisseau de Lonzée · River
- Ruisseau de Nefsée · River
- Ruisseau des Aujes · River
- Ruisseau des Fonds de Leffe · River
- Ruisseau de Vesce · River
- Ruisseau d'Hanzinne · River
- Ruisseau d'Omeris · River
- Ruisseau d'Oret · River
- Ruisseau du Brûly · River
- Ruisseau du Moulin · River
- Ruisseau du Tronquois · River
- Ruisseau d'Yves · River
- Ry des Gattes · River
- Ry de Wel · River
- Ry Jaune · River
- Samson · River
- Snaye · River
- Soumié · River
- Struviaux · River
Nature and heritage in Namur Province
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bois du Prince Natural site, Wallonia17 km W
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Sambre River, Wallonia15 km N
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Bois de Presles Natural site, Hainaut Province18 km W
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Bois du Tournibus Natural site, Hainaut Province18 km W
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Bois de Vantelle Natural site, Hainaut Province19 km NW
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Bois de Frêcheux Natural site, Hainaut Province20 km W
Sources & licences
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