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Sambreville Sambveye (Walloon)
Municipality
Auvelais
FlagCoat of arms
Location of Sambreville
SambrevilleLocation in Belgium Location of Sambreville in Namur Province
Coordinates: 50°27′N 04°36′E / 50.450°N 4.600°E / 50.450; 4.600
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Namur
Arrondissement	Namur
Government
• Mayor	Jean-Charles Luperto [fr]. Denis Lisélélé (acting mayor)
• Governing party/ies	PS
Area
• Total	34.27 km (13.23 sq mi)
Population
• Total	28,211
• Density	820/km (2,100/sq mi)
Postal codes	5060
NIS code	92137
Area codes	071
Website	www.sambreville.be

Sambreville (French pronunciation: [sɑ̃bʁəvil]; Walloon: Sambveye) is a municipality and since March 12, 2024 a Belgian city of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.

On January 1, 2006, Sambreville had a total population of 26,949. The total area is 34.20 km (13.20 sq mi) which gives a population density of 788 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,040/sq mi).

Villages and towns

The municipality was created in 1977, as part of the post-1974 fusion of the Belgian municipalities, bringing together the ancienne communes (now towns and villages) of:

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

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

Twin towns

• Gessopalena, Italy

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Sambreville

References

1. "Luperto stapt op als parlementsvoorzitter maar ontkent openbare zedenschennis". vandaag.be (in Dutch).
2. "Philippe Courard en Denis Lisélélé nemen activiteiten Luperto over". HLN (in Dutch).
3. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
4. NWS, VRT (2024-03-13). "Sambreville maakt nu echt de naam waar met erkenning als 'ville'". vrtnws.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-03-13.

External links

• Media related to Sambreville at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website

v t e Places adjacent to Sambreville
Fleurus (WHT) Sombreffe Farciennes (WHT) Sambreville Jemeppe-sur-Sambre Aiseau-Presles (WHT) Fosses-la-Ville

v t e Municipalities in the province of Namur, Wallonia
Dinant	Anhée Beauraing Bièvre Ciney Dinant Gedinne Hamois Hastière Havelange Houyet Onhaye Rochefort Somme-Leuze Vresse-sur-Semois Yvoir
Namur	Andenne Assesse Éghezée Fernelmont Floreffe Fosses-la-Ville Gembloux Gesves Jemeppe-sur-Sambre La Bruyère Mettet Namur Ohey Profondeville Sambreville Sombreffe
Philippeville	Cerfontaine Couvin Doische Florennes Philippeville Viroinval Walcourt
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