Yvoir

Yvoir
Municipality
Yvoir

Location in Belgium

Coordinates: 50°20′N 04°53′E / 50.333°N 4.883°E / 50.333; 4.883Coordinates: 50°20′N 04°53′E / 50.333°N 4.883°E / 50.333; 4.883
Country Belgium
Community French Community
Region Wallonia
Province Namur
Arrondissement Dinant
Government
  Mayor Ovide Monin
  Governing party/ies LB 2006
Area
  Total 56.84 km2 (21.95 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
  Total 9,126
  Density 160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Postal codes 5530
Area codes 082
Website www.yvoir.be

Yvoir (French pronunciation: [i.vwaʁ]) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. 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 villages Dorinne, Durnal, Evrehailles, Godinne, Houx, Mont, Purnode, Spontin and Yvoir.

Sport

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

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