Sambreville Sambveye (Walloon)
Municipality
Auvelais
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Sambreville
Sambreville Location in Belgium Location of Sambreville in Namur Province
Coordinates: 50°27′N 04°36′E / 50.450°N 4.600°E / 50.450; 4.600
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Namur
Arrondissement	Namur
Government
• Mayor	Jean-Charles Luperto [fr].[1] Denis Lisélélé (acting mayor)[2]
• Governing party/ies	PS
Area
• Total	34.27 km2 (13.23 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[3]
• Total	28,211
• Density	820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Postal codes	5060
NIS code	92137
Area codes	071
Website	www.sambreville.be

Sambreville (French pronunciation: [sɑ̃bʁəvil]; Walloon: Sambveye) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.

On January 1, 2006, Sambreville had a total population of 26,949. The total area is 34.20 km² (13.20 sq mi) which gives a population density of 788 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,040/sq mi).

Villages and towns

The municipality was created in 1977, as part of the post-1974 fusion of the Belgian municipalities, bringing together the ancienne communes (now towns and villages) of:

• Arsimont
• Auvelais
• Falisolle
• Keumiée
• Moignelée
• Tamines
• Velaine

Tamines is associated with the Rape of Belgium during World War I. At least 384 townspeople were massacred, including women and children.

Twin towns

• Gessopalena, Italy