Hastière

Hastière
Municipality
Town Hall of Hastière Town Hall of Hastière
Hastière Location in Belgium
Location of Hastière in Namur province 250x250px
Coordinates:
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Namur
Arrondissement	Dinant
Government
• Mayor	Claude Bultot (PS)
• Governing party/ies	PS
Area
• Total	56.46 km2 (21.80 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)
• Total	5,703
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Postal codes	5540-5544
Area codes	082
Website	www.hastiere.be

Hastière (French pronunciation: ​[as.tjɛʁ]) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 5,230 inhabitants. The total area is 56.46 km², giving a population density of 93 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Hastière-Lavaux (location of town hall), Hermeton-sur-Meuse, Waulsort, Hastière-par-delà, Blaimont, Heer, and Agimont.

Hastière's attractions along the Meuse River include the Romanesque church of a former Benedictine Monastery (at Hastière-Lavaux), the Renaissance Castle of Freÿr surrounded by 18th century classical gardens and facing the rocks of Freÿr (north of Waulsort), and the 17th century buildings of another former Benedictine Monastery (at Waulsort).

File:Hastière Eglise R01.jpg

St Hadelin abbeychurch today Wallonia's Major Heritage

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Hastière

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• http://www.hastiere.be
• map