page_title: Hamois
hierarchical_section_title: Hamois
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Hamois (Belgique), la chapelle Sainte-Agathe d'Hubinne (XIII - XVIIe siècles). English: Hamois (Belgique), the St Agathe chapel of Hubinne (XIII - XVIIth centuries).
context_page_description: Hamois is a Walloon municipality and village located in the Belgian province of Namur. The village is around 25 km south-east of the city of Namur.
  On 1 January 2020 the municipality had 7,375 inhabitants. The total area is 76.42 km², giving a population density of 96.5 inhabitants per km².
  Mouffrin Castle in Gemenne and Ry Castle are both in Hamois, and continue to be in the possession of the noble Lynden family.
  Multiple other castles, still owned and inhabited by other noble families, are spread all over the municipality. One of them, the Castle of Skeuvre, still owned and inhabited by the de Beaudignies family, is noticeably known as the "Spirou Castle", after Franquin got inspiration from it to create the Champignac castle that is depicted in these comics.
context_section_description: Hamois ([am.mwa]; Walloon: Hamwè) is a Walloon municipality and village located in the Belgian province of Namur. The village is around 25 km south-east of the city of Namur.
  On 1 January 2020 the municipality had 7,375 inhabitants. The total area is 76.42 km², giving a population density of 96.5 inhabitants per km².
  Mouffrin Castle in Gemenne and Ry Castle are both in Hamois, and continue to be in the possession of the noble Lynden family. 
  Multiple other castles, still owned and inhabited by other noble families, are spread all over the municipality. One of them, the Castle of Skeuvre, still owned and inhabited by the de Beaudignies family, is noticeably known as the "Spirou Castle", after Franquin got inspiration from it to create the Champignac castle that is depicted in these comics.
caption: St. Agathe d'Hubinne chapel (13th - 17th centuries)
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