Editing Fernelmont

{{Short description|Municipality in Namur Province, Belgium}}
{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name             = Fernelmont
|native_name      = {{native name|wa|Ferneamont}}
|picture          = Noville-les-Bois MC1b.jpg
|picture-legend   = Town hall of Fernelmont
|map              = Fernelmont Namur Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend       = Location of Fernelmont in Namur Province
|arms             = Blason ville be Fernelmont (Namur).svg
|flag             = Fernelmont_vlag.svg
|region           = {{BE-REG-WAL}}
|community        = {{BE-FR}}
|province         = {{BE-PROV-NM}}
|arrondissement   = [[Arrondissement of Namur|Namur]]
|nis              = 92138
|mayor            = Christelle Plomteux
|majority         = LDB
|postal-codes     = 5380
|telephone-area   = 081
|web              = [http://www.fernelmont.be/ www.fernelmont.be]
|coordinates      = {{coord|50|33|N|04|59|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Fernelmont''' ({{IPA|fr|fɛʁnɛlmɔ̃}}; {{langx|wa|Ferneamont}}) is a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] of [[Wallonia]] located in the [[Namur Province|province of Namur]], [[Belgium]]. 

On 1 October 2018, Fernelmont had a total population of 8,007. The total area is 65.61&nbsp;km{{sup|2}} which gives a [[population density]] of 122 inhabitants per km{{sup|2}}.

The municipality consists of the following districts: [[Bierwart]], [[Cortil-Wodon]], [[Forville]], [[Franc-Waret]], [[Hemptinne]], [[Hingeon]], [[Marchovelette]], [[Noville-les-Bois]], [[Pontillas]], and [[Tillier, Belgium|Tillier]].

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== History ==
The municipality of Fernelmont was officially created on 3 January 1977, during the [[fusion of the Belgian municipalities]], through the fusion of ten [[Deelgemeente#Belgium|former municipalities]], which now exist as ten districts within Fernelmont. It was named Fernelmont ([[Ash Tree]] Mountain) after a 13th-century castle which was positioned more or less at the centre of the newly created municipality. None of the villages comprising the municipality has ever been called Fernelmont, and the ''Maison Communale'' (town hall) is in Noville-les-Bois.

== Economy ==
The municipality includes a "''Zone d'Activités Économiques''" (Z.A.E. / light industrial zone), south of the village of Noville-les-Bois, designed to accommodate small and medium-sized non-polluting businesses, covering an area of up to 120 hectares. At the end of 2010 the Z.A.E. already covered more than 50 hectares, having welcomed around 100 small and medium-sized enterprises, and slightly more than 800 people were employed in the zone.

==Culture and sights==
{{main article|List of protected heritage sites in Fernelmont}}

[[Image:Chateau de Fernelmont Noville-les-Bois.jpg|thumb|none|250px|[[Fernelmont Castle]], the 13th century [[keep]] from which the municipality takes its name.]]

==Twin city==
* {{flagicon|France}} [[Coursac]], [[France]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Fernelmont
|N  = [[Wasseiges]] ([[Liège (province)|WLG]])
|E  = [[Burdinne]] ([[Liège (province)|WLG]])<br/>[[Héron]] ([[Liège Province|WLG]])
|SE = [[Andenne]]
|SW = [[Namur]]
|W  = [[Éghezée]]
}}
{{Municipalities in Namur}}
{{Authority control}}

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