Andenne
city in Wallonia, Belgium
Andenne (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃.dɛn] ; Walloon: Andene) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
On January 1, 2006, Andenne had a total population of 25,240. The total area is 86.17 km2 which gives a population density of 292 inhabitants per km2. The municipality, and the central city, extend on both sides of the river Meuse.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Andenne, Bonneville, Coutisse, Landenne, Maizeret, Namêche, Sclayn, Seilles, Thon-Samson, and Vezin.
History
Evidence of ancient Neanderthal occupation was discovered at the Scladina cave site in the village of Sclayn. The region of Adenne was already settled in Roman times, but the town's significant growth began around 692 with the foundation of the monastery by Saint Begga, the daughter of Pepin of Landen. Following a trip to Rome, the Pope encouraged her to establish a sanctuary. According to local legend, God indicated the exact location of the monetary to Begga using a sow with seven piglets and with seven chicks. This signified that the abbey should have seven chapels, giving rise to the name Andanna ad septem ecclias (adenne with the seven churches).
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Andenne” as city in Wallonia, Belgium. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as city in Wallonia, Belgium. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q333466. VIAF identifies the subject as 123281824. The Library of Congress control number is n90610906. Authority coordinates are 50.483, 5.100. 4 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2006.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
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This entry incorporates text from “Andenne” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.