Beauraing facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Beauraing
Biarin (Walloon)
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 Beauraing
Location in Belgium
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| Country | Belgium | ||
| Community | French Community | ||
| Region | Wallonia | ||
| Province | Namur | ||
| Arrondissement | Dinant | ||
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| • Total | 174.55 km2 (67.39 sq mi) | ||
| Population
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| • Total | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 1,575: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | ||
| Postal codes |
5570-5574, 5576
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| Area codes | 082 | ||
| Website | www.beauraing.be | ||
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.
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.
See also
In Spanish: Beauraing para niños
