Beauraing
| Beauraing | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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Beauraing centre | |||
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  Beauraing Location in Belgium | |||
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Location of Beauraing in Namur province  | |||
| Coordinates: 50°6.55′N 04°57.4′E / 50.10917°N 4.9567°ECoordinates: 50°6.55′N 04°57.4′E / 50.10917°N 4.9567°E | |||
| Country | Belgium | ||
| Community | French Community | ||
| Region | Wallonia | ||
| Province | Namur | ||
| Arrondissement | Dinant | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Jean-Claude Maene (LDM) | ||
| • Governing party/ies | LDM - MRB | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 174.55 km2 (67.39 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2013)[1] | |||
| • Total | 8,858 | ||
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) | ||
| Postal codes | 5570-5574, 5576 | ||
| Area codes | 082 | ||
| Website | www.beauraing.be | ||
Beauraing (French pronunciation: [bo.ʁɛ̃]) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. On January 1, 2006, Beauraing had a total population of 8,344. The total area is 174.55 km², giving a population density of inhabitants per km².
The municipality of Beauraing was created in 1977 from the fusion of Beauraing, Baronville, Dion, Felenne, Feschaux, Focant, Froidfontaine, Honnay, Javingue, Martouzin-Neuville, Pondrôme, Vonêche, Wancennes, Wiesme and Winenne.
Beauraing is a place of pilgrimage for Catholics ever since five children and young adults reported 33 apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary between November 29, 1932, and January 3, 1933. The sobriquet applied to these apparitions is Our Lady of Beauraing, the Virgin of the Golden Heart. The apparitions are among those which are officially sanctioned by the Church.
See also
References
- ↑ Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)
External links
Media related to Beauraing at Wikimedia Commons
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