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Hastière

Astire  (Walloon)
Town Hall of Hastière
Town Hall of Hastière
Coat of arms of Hastière
Coat of arms
Hastière is located in Belgium
Hastière
Hastière
Location in Belgium
Country Belgium
Community French Community
Region Wallonia
Province Namur
Arrondissement Dinant
Area
 • Total 56.46 km2 (21.80 sq mi)
Population
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Postal codes
5540-5544
Area codes 082
Website www.hastiere.be

Hastière (French pronunciation: [as.tjɛʁ]; Walloon: Astire) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.

On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 5,230 inhabitants. The total area is 56.46 square kilometres (21.8 sq mi), giving a population density of 93 inhabitants per square kilometre.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Agimont, Blaimont, Hastière-Lavaux (location of town hall), Hastière-par-delà, Heer, Hermeton-sur-Meuse, and Waulsort.

Hastière's attractions along the river Meuse include the Romanesque Abbey Church of Saint Peter, a former Benedictine monastery (at Hastière-Lavaux), the Renaissance Castle of Freÿr surrounded by 18th-century classical gardens and facing the rocks of Freÿr (north of Waulsort), and the 17th-century buildings of another former Benedictine monastery (at Waulsort).

Hastière Eglise R01
Abbey Church of Saint Peter, Hastière

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