Jemeppe-sur-Sambre

Jemeppe-sur-Sambre
Jemeppe-sur-Sambre
State :	Belgium
Region :	Wallonia
Province :	Namur
District :	Namur
Coordinates :	50 ° 28 ′  N , 4 ° 40 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 28 ′  N , 4 ° 40 ′  E
Area :	46.80 km²
Residents:	19,190 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density:	410 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	5190
Prefix:	071
Mayor:	Stéphanie Thoron ( MR )
Local government address :	Administration Communale Place Communale, 20 5190 Jemeppe-sur-Sambre
Website:	www.jemeppe-sur-sambre.be

Jemeppe-sur-Sambre is a municipality in the province of Namur in the Walloon part of Belgium .

It consists of the districts of Jemeppe , Balâtre , Ham-sur-Sambre , Mornimont, Onoz , Saint-Martin and Spy .

In a cave between Onoz and Spy, two almost completely preserved Neanderthal skeletons were found in 1886 , which led to the recognition of the Neanderthal man as an independent human form different from Homo sapiens .

Personalities

• Félix Sellier (1893–1965), racing cyclist, born in Spy
• André Marie Charue (1898–1977), Bishop of Namur
• Florent Bureau (1906–1999), mathematician
• Nathalie Sorce (* 1979), singer

Web links

Commons : Jemeppe-sur-Sambre  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Jemeppe-sur-Sambre