Ciney

Ciney is a municipality and city of Wallonia located in the province of Namur in Belgium. As of 2018 it had a total population of 16,439 people over a total area of 147.56 square kilometers, which gives a population density of 111 inhabitants per square kilometer. The municipality consists of the districts of Achêne, Braibant, Chevetogne, Ciney, Conneux, Leignon, Pessoux, Serinchamps and Sovet, along with a number of villages. Several beers named after the city, Ciney Blonde, Ciney Brown and Ciney Special, are now brewed by Alken-Maes and were first brewed in 1978. The bell tower, the symbol of the city, collapsed onto its nave in a heavy storm on 14 July 2010 and reconstruction took more than a year. The city has a hospital centre and the Technobel information technology training centre.