Viroinval
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| Geography | ||
| Country | .svg/27px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
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| Region |  Wallonia |
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| Community | French Community |
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| Province |  Namur |
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| Arrondissement | Philippeville | |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: | |
| Area | 120.90 km² | |
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| Population – Males – Females - Density |
5,680 (January 1, 2006) 47.38% 52.62% 47 inhab./km² |
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| Unemployment rate | 27.15% (January 1, 2006) | |
| Mean annual income | 9,805 €/pers. (2003) | |
| Government | ||
| Mayor | Freddy Cabaraux (PS) | |
| Governing parties | PS, cdH | |
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| Postal codes | 5670 | |
| Area codes | 060 | |
| Web address | www.viroinval.be | |
Viroinval is a Belgian municipality located in the Walloon province of Namur. 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.
From 1995 to 2004, Viroinval was the location of the geographical centre of the European Union, at coordinates , 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.
[edit] Villages and cities in the Viroinval
Dourbes Le Mesnil Mazée Nismes Oignies-en-Thiérache Olloy-sur-Viroin Treignes Vierves-sur-Viroin
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