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{{Short description|City in Wallonia, Belgium}}
{{For|the asteroid|2788 Andenne}}
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{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name             = Andenne
|native_name      = {{native_name|wa|Andene}}
|picture          = Vue d'andenne depuis la réserve (retouchée).jpg
|picture-legend   =
|map              = Andenne Namur Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend       = Location of Andenne in Namur Province
|arms             = Blason ville be Andenne (Namur).svg
|flag             = Flag of Andenne.svg
|province         = [[Namur Province|Namur]]
|arrondissement   = [[Arrondissement of Namur|Namur]]
|nis              = 92003
|mayor            = Vincent Sampaoli ([[Socialist Party (Belgium)|PS]], PSD@)
|majority         = PSD@
|postal-codes     = 5300
|telephone-area   = 085 and 081
|web              = [http://www.andenne.be/ www.andenne.be]
|coordinates      = {{coord|50|29|N|05|06|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Andenne''' ({{IPA|fr|ɑ̃.dɛn|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Manestra-Andenne.wav}}; {{langx|wa|Andene}}) is a city and [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] of [[Wallonia]] located in the [[Namur Province|province of Namur]], [[Belgium]]. 

On January 1, 2006, Andenne had a total population of 25,240. The total area is 86.17&nbsp;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 [[Deelgemeente#Belgium|districts]]: Andenne, [[Bonneville, Namur|Bonneville]], [[Coutisse]], [[Landenne]], [[Maizeret]], [[Namêche]], [[Sclayn]], [[Seilles]], [[Thon-Samson]], and [[Vezin, Wallonia|Vezin]].

== History==
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The city is symbolized by a bear, originating from the legend that saw [[Charles Martel]], while still a child, use a hammer to kill a bear that terrorized the inhabitants.

The [[Collegiate Church of Saint Begga]], located in Andenne, was founded in the 7th century. Andenne is the location of the [[Château du Moisnil]].

Andenne is associated with the [[Rape of Belgium]] in 1914, during which between 211 and 225 townspeople were [[massacre]]d.

== Notable individuals ==

* [[Begga|Saint Begga]] (613–693), daughter of [[Pepin of Landen]] and mother of [[Pepin of Herstal]]. She founded a convent in Andenne of which she was the first abbess. She is buried in the [[Collegiate Church of Saint Begga]] in Andenne.
* [[Gertrude of Nivelles]], (ca.628–659), abbess, who, with her mother [[Itta of Metz|Itta]], founded the [[Nivelles Abbey]]; younger sister of St. Begga.<ref>{{CathEncy|wstitle= St. Gertrude of Nivelles |volume= 6 |last=  Ott |first=  Michael |author-link= |short=1 }}</ref>
* [[Carl Johan Frederik Jakhelln]] (1914–1987), Norwegian diplomat and writer
* [[Fats Sadi]] (1927–2009, Huy), jazz musician
* [[Cécile de France]] (born 1975), actress

==Gallery==

<gallery>
File:Andenne JPG10.jpg|The Meuse river
File:Hotel de Ville Andenne.JPG|The City Hall
File:Andenne JPG03.jpg|Place des Tilleuls – The kiosk (1879)
File:Andenne Collegiale kerk Heilige-Begga voorgevel.jpg|[[Collegiate Church of Saint Begga]]
File:Andenne JPG0H1.jpg|The St. Begge fountain
File:Andenne JPG07.jpg|Office du Tourisme – "Art Nouveau" house (1907)
File:Andenne JPG04.jpg|St. Begge house (1623)
File:Andenne JPG06.jpg|Classical house called "Maison de Chanoinesses"
File:Château du Moisnil.png|Old engraving of the [[Château du Moisnil]] in Andenne
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[List of protected heritage sites in Andenne]]
*[[Maizeret]]
*[[Château du Moisnil]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
{{EB9 Poster|Andenne}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929061012/http://www.andenneinfo.be/en.htm Information and pictures about Andenne (English pages)]

{{Geographic location<!--- abbreviations per [[ISO 3166-2:BE]] --->
|Centre = Andenne
|N  = [[Héron]] ([[Liège Province|WLG]])
|NE = [[Wanze]] ([[Liège Province|WLG]])
|E  = [[Huy]] ([[Liège Province|WLG]])
|SE = [[Ohey]]
|S  = [[Gesves]]
|SW = 
|W  = [[Namur]]
|NW = [[Fernelmont]]
}}
{{Municipalities in Namur}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Andenne| ]]
[[Category:Cities in Wallonia]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Namur (province)]]


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