Sambreville

Sambreville
Municipality
Auvelais
Flag of Sambreville Flag Coat of arms of Sambreville Coat of arms
Sambreville Location in Belgium
Location of Sambreville in the province of Namur 250x250px
Coordinates:
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Namur
Arrondissement	Namur
Government
• Mayor	fr. Denis Lisélélé (acting mayor) Denis Lisélélé
• Governing party/ies	PS
Area
• Total	34.20 km2 (13.20 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)
• Total	27,507
• Density	800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Postal codes	5060
Area codes	071
Website	www.sambreville.be

Sambreville (French pronunciation: ​[sɑ̃.bʁə.vil]) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. On January 1, 2006, Sambreville had a total population of 26,949. The total area is 34.20 km² which gives a population density of 788 inhabitants per km².

Villages and towns

• Arsimont
• Auvelais
• Falisolle
• Keumiée
• Moignelée
• Tamines
• Velaine

Tamines is associated with the Rape of Belgium. At least 384 townspeople were massacred, including women and children.

Twin towns

• Gessopalena, Italy

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Sambreville

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website