Gesves

Gesves Djeve (Walloon)
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Gesves
Gesves Location in Belgium Location of Gesves in Namur Province
Coordinates: 50°24′N 05°04′E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Namur
Arrondissement	Namur
Government
• Mayor	Martin Van Audenrode
• Governing party/ies	RPG plus
Area
• Total	65.03 km2 (25.11 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	7,210
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Postal codes	5340
NIS code	92054
Area codes	083
Website	www.gesves.be

Gesves (French: [ʒɛv]; Walloon: Djeve) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Faulx-les-Tombes, Gesves, Haltinne, Mozet, and Sorée. It also includes the hamlets of Gramptinne, Goyet (site of glacial remnants of Neanderthals), Haut-Bois, and Strud (site where fossil of Strudiella devonica, a Late Devonian insect, was discovered).

On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 6,321 inhabitants. The total area is 64.92 km², giving a population density of 97 inhabitants per km². On 1 December 2019, the population had grown to 7,246 inhabitants (3,612 men and 3,634 women), representing a growth of 14.63% over the course of 13 years.

Mozet, the Baseille farm.

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Gesves

External links

• Media related to Gesves at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in French)
• Gesves.com portal (in French)