Hastière

Hastière

*Astire* (Walloon)
Hastière Astire (Walloon)
Municipality
	Town Hall of Hastière
	Coat of arms
	Location of Hastière
	Hastière Location in Belgium Location of Hastière in Namur province
	Coordinates: 50°13′N 04°50′E / 50.217°N 4.833°E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Namur
Arrondissement	Dinant
Government
• Mayor	Claude Bultot (PS)
• Governing party/ies	PS
Area
• Total	56.59 km2 (21.85 sq mi)
Population (2018-01-01)
• Total	5,979
• Density	110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Postal codes	5540-5544
NIS code	91142
Area codes	082
Website	www.hastiere.be

Hastière (French pronunciation: [as.tjɛʁ]; Walloon: Astire) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.

On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 5,230 inhabitants. The total area is 56.46 square kilometres (21.8 sq mi), giving a population density of 93 inhabitants per square kilometre.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Agimont, Blaimont, Hastière-Lavaux (location of town hall), Hastière-par-delà, Heer, Hermeton-sur-Meuse, and Waulsort.

Hastière's attractions along the river Meuse include the Romanesque Abbey Church of Saint Peter, a former Benedictine monastery (at Hastière-Lavaux), the Renaissance Castle of Freÿr surrounded by 18th-century classical gardens and facing the rocks of Freÿr (north of Waulsort), and the 17th-century buildings of another former Benedictine monastery (at Waulsort).