Sambreville
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Sambreville is a Walloon municipality
located in the Belgian
province of Namur
. On January 1, 2006 Sambreville had a total population of 26,949. The total area is 34.20 km² which gives a population density
of 788 inhabitants per km².
Tamines is associated with the Rape of Belgium
. At least 384 townspeople were massacred, including women and children.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located in the Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
province of Namur
Namur (province)
Namur is a province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Walloon provinces of Hainaut, Walloon Brabant, Liège and Luxembourg in Belgium, and on France. Its capital is the city of Namur...
. On January 1, 2006 Sambreville had a total population of 26,949. The total area is 34.20 km² which gives a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 788 inhabitants per km².
Villages and towns
- Arsimont
- AuvelaisAuvelaisAuvelais is a little town in the southern part of Belgium....
- Falisolle
- Keumiée
- Moignelée
- Tamines
- VelaineVelaine-Belgium:* Velaine-sur-Sambre, a locality in the municipality of Sambreville, province of Namur-France:* Velaine-en-Haye, a commune in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle* Velaine-sous-Amance, a commune in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle...
Tamines is associated with the Rape of Belgium
Rape of Belgium
The Rape of Belgium is a wartime propaganda term describing the 1914 German invasion of Belgium. The term initially had a figurative meaning, referring to the violation of Belgian neutrality, but embellished reports of German atrocities soon gave it a literal significance...
. At least 384 townspeople were massacred, including women and children.