Ciney
Ciney (; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On January 1, 2018, Ciney had a total population of 16,439. The total area is 147.56 km² which gives a population density of 111 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following districts: Achêne, Braibant, Chevetogne, Ciney, Conneux, Leignon, Pessoux, Serinchamps, and Sovet, along with a number of villages, including Chapois. Several beers from the city are now brewed by Alken-Maes and still bear the name: Ciney Blonde, Ciney Brown, and Ciney Special. Those beers were first brewed in 1978. The city  was damaged by a heavy storm on 14 July 2010. The bell tower, the city's symbol and also Ciney's beer symbol, collapsed on its nave. No injuries were reported. Reconstruction took more than a year and cost some million euros. Education. Ciney has 2 Catholic secondary schools and 2 state secondary schools. The Technobel Competence center, an information technology and communications training centre, is located in Ciney. Healthcare. Ciney hosts the Sainte-Marie Medical Center of the CHU UCLouvain Namur university hospital.