Coordinates: 50°6.55′N 04°57.4′E / 50.10917°N 4.9567°E / 50.10917; 4.9567

Beauraing

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Beauraing
Biarin (Walloon)
Beauraing centre
Beauraing centre
Location of Beauraing in Namur province
Location of Beauraing in Namur province
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CountryBelgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceNamur
ArrondissementDinant
Government
 • MayorMarc Lejeune (cdH, EB)
 • Governing partyEB
Area
 • Total
174.63 km2 (67.43 sq mi)
Postal codes
5570-5574, 5576
NIS code
91013
Area codes082
Websitewww.beauraing.be

Beauraing (French pronunciation: [boʁɛ̃] Audio file "LL-Q150 (fra)-Manestra-Beauraing.wav" not found; Walloon: Biarin) is a municipality and city[1] of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2018, Beauraing had a total population of 9,160. The total area is 174.55 km2, giving a population density of 52 inhabitants per km2.

History

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The municipality of Beauraing was created in 1977 and consists of the following districts: 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 29 November 1932 and 3 January 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.

On 17 June 2021 the town was hit by a small tornado, damaging 92 houses and injuring several people.[2]

See also

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