Beauraing (BE)

Beauraing (pronunciation: ​[bo.ʁɛ̃]) is a Walloon municipality (9,161 inhabitants end 2016) located in the Belgian province of Namur. The municipality of Beauraing was created in 1977 from the fusion of Beauraing, Baronville, Dion, Felenne, Feschaux, Focant, Froidfontaine, Honnay, Javingue, Martouzin-Neuville, Pondrôme, Vonêche, Wancennes, Wiesme and Winenne.

Beauraing is a place of pilgrimage for Catholics ever since 5 children and young adults reported 33 apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1932-1933.

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Postmarks after 1950

Postal code 5570.

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Baudouin period

Circle in 1955.

Slogan in 1962.

Postmarks before 1950

Leopold III period

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Albert I period

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Leopold II period

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Leopold I period

The post office BEAURAING opened in 1836. It used a postal code 15 with bars (before 1864), and 33 with points before 1874.

Covers

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