Editing Namur (section)

===20th and 21st centuries===
In [[World War I]], Namur was a major target of the [[German invasion of Belgium (1914)|German invasion of Belgium]] in 1914, which sought to use the Meuse valley as a route into France. On August 21, 1914, [[Siege of Namur (1914)|the Germans bombarded the town]] of Namur without warning. Several people were killed. Despite being billed as virtually impregnable, the citadel fell after only three days' fighting<ref name="auto"/> and the town was occupied by the Germans for the rest of the war. Namur fared little better in [[World War II]]; it was in the front lines of both the Battle of the Ardennes in 1940 and the [[Battle of the Bulge]] in 1944. The town suffered heavy damage in both wars.

Namur continued to host the [[Belgian Army]]'s [[paratrooper]]s until their departure in 1977.

After the creation of the [[Wallonia|Walloon Region]], Namur was chosen as the seat of its [[Walloon Government|executive]] and [[Parliament of Wallonia|parliament]]. In 1986, Namur was officially declared capital of Wallonia.<ref>{{cite book|title=Décret instituant Namur capitale de la Région wallonne|date=11 December 1986|publisher=Walloon Regional Council|location=Namur, Belgium|url=http://nautilus.parlement-wallon.be/Archives/1985_1986/PARCHEMIN/6-7-11.pdf|access-date=15 September 2015}}</ref> Its position as regional capital was confirmed by the Parliament of Wallonia in 2010.<ref>{{cite book|title=Décret instituant Namur comme capitale de la Wallonie et siège des institutions politiques régionales|date=21 October 2010|publisher=Walloon Parliament|location=Namur, Belgium|url=http://nautilus.parlement-wallon.be/Archives/2010_2011/PARCHEMIN/219.pdf|access-date=15 September 2015}}</ref>