Fosses-la-Ville

Fosses-la-Ville
Municipality
Town square and town hall
Flag
Fosses-la-Ville Location in Belgium
Location of Fosses-la-Ville in the province of Namur
Coordinates: 50°24′N 04°42′E / 50.400°N 4.700°ECoordinates: 50°24′N 04°42′E / 50.400°N 4.700°E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Namur
Arrondissement	Namur
Government
• Mayor	Benoît Spineux
• Governing party/ies	UC
Area
• Total	63.24 km^2 (24.42 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
• Total	10,037
• Density	160/km^2 (410/sq mi)
Postal codes	5070
Area codes	071
Website	www.fosses-la-ville.be

Fosses-la-Ville (Walloon: Fosse-li-Veye) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. On January 1, 2006, Fosses-la-Ville had a total population of 9,311. The total area is 63.24 km² which gives a population density of 147 inhabitants per km².

Villages

• Aisemont
• Le Roux
• Sart-Eustache
• Sart-Saint-Laurent
• Vitrival

Main sights

• Collegiate church of Saint-Feuillen, rebuilt in the 18th century. It has maintained a Romanesque tower from the 10th century.
• Chapelle Sainte-Brigide, a small sanctuary built by Irish monks

Twin towns

• Orbey, France
• Robecco sul Naviglio, Italy

Gallery

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  Brigit of Kildare's chapel

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  Route N922, entry of the city

References

1. Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)

External links

• Media related to Fosses-la-Ville at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website