Hastière

Hastière is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. On 1 January 2005 the municipality had 5,237 inhabitants (2,645 males and 2,592 females). The total area is 56.46 km², giving a population density of 92.76 inhabitants per km².

On its territory, you can discover along the Meuse river the Romanesque church of 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).