Beauraing

Beauraing (French pronunciation: [boʁɛ̃] ^ⓘ; Walloon: Biarin) is a city and municipality 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.

Beauraing Biarin (Walloon)
Municipality
Beauraing centre
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Beauraing
Beauraing Location in Belgium Location of Beauraing in Namur province
Coordinates: 50°6.55′N 04°57.4′E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Namur
Arrondissement	Dinant
Government
• Mayor	Marc Lejeune (cdH, EB)
• Governing party/ies	EB
Area
• Total	174.63 km2 (67.43 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	9,160
• Density	52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Postal codes	5570-5574, 5576
NIS code	91013
Area codes	082
Website	www.beauraing.be

History

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

• List of protected heritage sites in Beauraing

References

1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
2. "Schade blijkt nog groter na doortocht kleine tornado in Beauraing: "Daken weggerukt, vensters weggeblazen... het is een catastrofe"" (in Dutch). 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2022-06-30.

External links

Media related to Beauraing at Wikimedia Commons

• Sanctuary of Our Lady of Beauraing