Beauraing

Beauraing
Municipality
Beauraing centre
Flag Coat of arms
Beauraing Location in Belgium
Location of Beauraing in Namur province
Coordinates:
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Namur
Arrondissement	Dinant
Government
• Mayor	Jean-Claude Maene (LDM)
• Governing party/ies	LDM - MRB
Area
• Total	174.55 km2 (67.39 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)
• Total	8,858
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Postal codes	5570-5574, 5576
Area codes	082
Website	www.beauraing.be

Beauraing (French pronunciation: ​[bo.ʁɛ̃]) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. On January 1, 2006, Beauraing had a total population of 8,344. The total area is 174.55 km², giving a population density of 48 inhabitants per km².

The municipality of Beauraing was created in 1977 from the fusion of 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 November 29, 1932, and January 3, 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.

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Beauraing

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Sanctuary of Our Lady of Beauraing