Hastière

Hastière Astire (Walloon)
Municipality
Town Hall of Hastière
Coat of arms
Hastière Location in Belgium Location of Hastière in Namur province
Coordinates: 50°13′N 04°50′E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Namur
Arrondissement	Dinant
Government
• Mayor	Claude Bultot (PS)
• Governing party/ies	PS
Area
• Total	56.46 km2 (21.80 sq mi)
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 church of 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).

St Hadelin abbeychurch today Wallonia's Major Heritage

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Hastière

External links

• Media related to Hastière at Wikimedia Commons
• http://www.hastiere.be
• map