Yvoir

Yvoir (French pronunciation: [i.vwaʁ]; Walloon: Uwar) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.

Yvoir
Uwar (Walloon)
Coat of arms of Yvoir
Location of Yvoir
Yvoir is located in Belgium
Yvoir
Yvoir
Location in Belgium
Location of Yvoir in Namur province
Coordinates: 50°20′N 04°53′E
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceNamur
ArrondissementDinant
Government
  MayorPatrick Evrard
  Governing party/iesLa Relève - Liste du Bourgmestre
Area
  Total57.11 km2 (22.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
  Total9,163
  Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Postal codes
5530
NIS code
91141
Area codes082
Websitewww.yvoir.be

On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 8,450 inhabitants. The total area is 56.84 km2, making it a population density of 149 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Dorinne, Durnal, Evrehailles, Godinne, Houx, Mont, Purnode, Spontin and Yvoir.

Sport

Yvoir was the host city of the 1975 UCI Road World Championships

Healthcare

Yvoir hosts the Mont-Godinne site of the CHU UCLouvain Namur university hospital, serving as teaching hospital for the University of Louvain.

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