Yvoir
Municipality in Wallonia, Belgium
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Yvoir (French pronunciation: [i.vwaʁ]; Walloon: Uwar) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
Yvoir
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Yvoir in Namur province | |
 Interactive map of Yvoir | |
  Yvoir Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°20′N 04°53′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Namur |
| Arrondissement | Dinant |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Patrick Evrard |
| • Governing party | La Relève - Liste du Bourgmestre |
| Area | |
• Total | 57.11 km2 (22.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 9,163 |
| • Density | 160.4/km2 (415.6/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 5530 |
| NIS code | 91141 |
| Area codes | 082 |
| Website | www.yvoir.be |
On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 8,450 inhabitants. The total area is 56.84 km2, making it a population density of 148.66 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Dorinne, Durnal, Evrehailles, Godinne, Houx, Mont, Purnode, Spontin and Yvoir.
Sport
Yvoir was the host city of the 1975 UCI Road World Championships.
Healthcare
Yvoir hosts the Mont-Godinne site of the CHU UCLouvain Namur university hospital, serving as teaching hospital for the University of Louvain.
