Yvoir

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Yvoir

Total population

9,339

Land area56.84 km²

Coordinates50.33°, 4.88°

Demographic figures from Statbel. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Yvoir is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Dominique Pire

Belgian Dominican friar (1910–1969)

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Étienne Lamotte

indologist, priest, professor (1903-1983)

Adolphe Sax

Belgian musical instrument designer and musician (1814–1894)

A

André Buzin

Belgian artist

Antoine Wiertz

Belgian painter (1806-1865)

H

Henri Debehogne

astronomer (1928–2007)

Joachim Patinir

Flemish painter (1480-1524)

Axel Zeebroek

Belgian triathlete

Herri met de Bles

painter (1500/1510-1555)

D

David of Dinant

Pantheistic philosopher

G

Georges Hubin

Belgian politician (1863-1947)

H

Henricus Sommalius

Jean Baptiste Coupienne

Jérôme Colinet

Belgian association football player

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Angèle Manteau

Belgian editor (1911-2008)

Paul Tschoffen

Belgian politician (1878–1961)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Namur

• Anhée
  1.1 mi away · pop. 7,074
• Évrehailles
  1.6 mi away
• Godinne
  1.7 mi away
• Warnant
  1.8 mi away
• Houx
  1.8 mi away
• Rouillon
  1.9 mi away
• Annevoie-Rouillon
  2 mi away
• Haut-le-Wastia
  2.1 mi away
• Rivière
  2.2 mi away
• Salet
  2.8 mi away
• Purnode
  3.1 mi away
• Profondeville
  3.5 mi away

Browse all places in Namur →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Large Yellow Underwing

Noctua pronuba

Seen 2026-06-11

Tree Damsel Bug

Himacerus apterus

Seen 2026-06-11

Cherry laurel

Prunus laurocerasus

Seen 2026-06-10

garden privet

Ligustrum ovalifolium

Seen 2026-06-10

sycamore maple

Acer pseudoplatanus

Seen 2026-06-10

Knopper Gall Wasp

Andricus quercuscalicis

Seen 2026-06-10

hemp agrimony

Eupatorium cannabinum

Seen 2026-06-10

White Sweetclover

Melilotus albus

Seen 2026-06-10

Continental Striped Shield Bug

Graphosoma italicum italicum

Seen 2026-06-09

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Yvoir, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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