Ciney
Ciney (LL- (fra)-Madehub-Ciney.wav) is a municipality and city of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. The total area is 147.56 km 2 which gives a population density of 111 inhabitants per km 2.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Ciney • Type — city • Province — Namur Province • Arrondissement — Dinant • Nis — 91030 • Mayor — Frédéric Deville • Majority — Intérêts Cinaciens (ICI) • Postal Code — 5590 • Area Code — 083 • Website — www.ciney.be
Administrative divisions
Administrative divisions
The municipality consists of the following districts: Achêne, Braibant, Chevetogne, Ciney, Conneux, Leignon, Pessoux, Serinchamps, and Sovet, along with a number of villages, including Chapois.
Economy
Economy
Several beers from the city are now brewed by Alken-Maes and still bear the name: Ciney Blonde, Ciney Brown, and Ciney Special. Those beers were first brewed in 1978.
History
History
Ciney was also previously known as Chiney in English. The city was damaged by a heavy storm on 14 July 2010. The bell tower, the city's symbol and also Ciney's beer symbol, collapsed on its nave. No injuries were reported. Reconstruction took more than a year and cost some million euros.
Demography
Demography
• Illustration — Ciney's population (1990–2011).
Education
Education
Ciney has two Catholic secondary schools and two state secondary schools. The Technobel Competence center, an information technology and communications training centre, is located in Ciney.
Healthcare
Healthcare
Ciney hosts the Sainte-Marie Medical Center of the CHU UCLouvain Namur university hospital.
Notable people
Notable people
• Erwin Drèze, comic book artist • Patrick Dupriez, politician • Catherine Fonck, nephrologist and politician • Philippe Mahoux, politician
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- 1.Belgian Official Gazette. Wet tot toekenning van de titel van stad aan de gemeenten Beringen, Bilzen, Blankenberge, Borgloon, Ciney, Couvin, Damme, Geel, Genepiën, Gistel, Halen, Hamont-Achel, Hannuit, Harelbeke, Herk-de-Stad, Lo-Reninge, Mesen, Oudenburg, Peer, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Vilvoorde en Walcourt. www.ejustice.just.fgov.be. 19 July 1985.
- 2.Colin Macfarquhar. Encyclopaedia Britannica. II. 1771.
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