Viroinval

"Nismes" redirects here; not to be confused with Nîmes.

Viroinval (French pronunciation: [viʁwɛ̃val]; Walloon: Virwinvå) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.

Viroinval Virwinvå (Walloon)
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Viroinval
Viroinval Location in Belgium Location of Viroinval in the province of Namur
Coordinates: 50°05′N 04°33′E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Namur
Arrondissement	Philippeville
Area
• Total	121.22 km2 (46.80 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	5,731
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Postal codes	5670
NIS code	93090
Area codes	060
Website	www.viroinval.be

On January 1, 2006, Viroinval had a total population of 5,680. The total area is 120.90 km² which gives a population density of 47 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following districts: Dourbes, Mazée, Le Mesnil, Nismes, Oignies-en-Thiérache, Olloy-sur-Viroin, Treignes, Vierves-sur-Viroin.

The name Viroinval, Viroin (River) Valley, was chosen for the municipality that was formed by fusing eight villages, in 1977.^[2]

• 
  Dourbes
• 
  Nismes
• 
  Olloy-sur-Viroin
• 
  Treignes
• 
  Vierves-sur-Viroin

Attractions

Monument for the geographical centre of the EU until its May 2004 expansion

• From 1995 to 2004, Viroinval was the location of the geographical centre of the European Union, at coordinates 50°00′33″N 4°39′59″E in Oignies-en-Thiérache, and a monument there records that finding. On May 1, 2004, the EU expanded from fifteen states to twenty-five, and the geographical centre of the union moved eastwards to the village of Kleinmaischeid, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. On 1 January 2007 it shifted even further south-eastwards.
• The tourist steam train line Mariembourg–Treignes has most of its stations in villages of Viroinval: Nismes, Olloy-sur-Viroin, Vierves-sur-Viroin, and Treignes.^[3] The latter village has a relevant museum.^[4]

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Viroinval