N4 road (Belgium)

Coordinates: 50°16′00″N 5°14′52″E / 50.26662°N 5.24787°E / 50.26662; 5.24787
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National Route 4
Dutch: Nationale Weg 4
French: Route nationale 4
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The N4 near Assesse
Route information
Part of E46
(between Marche and Tenneville)
Length192 km (119 mi)
Major junctions
FromBrussels
Major intersectionsWavre
Namur
Marche-en-Famenne
Bastogne
ToArlon
Location
CountryBelgium
Highway system
  • Highways of Belgium

The N4 road in Belgium is a highway that runs from

Porte de Namur on the Brussels inner ring and runs south east through Wavre and Namur, Marche-en-Famenne, Bastogne, Martelange and Arlon before terminating as route de Luxembourg at the Luxembourg border. On its route is crosses the Meuse and Lessive Rivers and the Belgian Ardennes
.

Before the development of motorways the N4 was a main artery for traffic going south east from Brussels and it was dotted with many friteries, cafes and petrol stations.

From the 1960s to the end of the 1980s, it has been superseded by the completion of the A4 motorway which runs from Delta in Brussels down past Arlon where shortly after it enters Luxembourg where it becomes part of the Luxembourg by-pass system until it reaches the south of the city where it turns south continuing down to Thionville and Metz in France and onwards. By diverting the traffic away from the N4 the motorway has caused the closure of most of these traditional Belgian friteries.[citation needed]

Outside of major towns the N4 mostly consists of dual carriageway with the opposing lanes separated by a central reservation or concrete blocks, but certain sections are still without any form of physical separation and have been the scene of many fatal accidents.

The N4 still offers a more pleasurable and scenic route to the south of Belgium for the less pressed driver and for bicyclists. The end sections remain busy routes during the rush hour due to the high number of commuters travelling to and from Brussels and Luxembourg from residential communities all over the area. Stretches of the road continue to be renovated.

The N4 crosses or borders 29 municipalities in total. 4 of them in the Brussels Capital Region, 2 in Flemish Brabant, 5 in Walloon Brabant, 7 in Namur and 11 in Luxembourg. Full municipality list below,[1] with main municipalities in bold.

Region
Province Municipality Population Length of N4 (km)
 Brussels Capital Region / City of Brussels 188737 0.2
Ixelles 87052 1.4
Etterbeek 48535 1.9
Auderghem 34986 2.1
 Flanders  Flemish Brabant Tervuren 22852 0.1
Overijse 25888 8.7
 Wallonia  Walloon Brabant Wavre 35111 8.7
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve 31363 2.9
Mont-Saint-Guibert 8081 2.5
Walhain 7485 3.9
Chastre 7727 0.3
 Namur Gembloux 26330 12.6
La Bruyère 9316 3.1
Namur 112559 17.6
Assesse 7274 11.7
Hamois 7386 7.5
Ciney 17007 8.1
Somme-Leuze 5975 6.5
 Luxembourg Marche-en-Famenne 17758 9.0
Nassogne 5632 12.1
Tenneville 2884 12.7
Bertogne 5233 6.9
Sainte-Ode 2655 8.9
Bastogne 16618 10.1
Vaux-sur-Sûre 6023 1.9
Fauvillers 2368 10.4
Martelange 1931 9.1
Attert 5624 8.1
Arlon 30818 11.8

Junction list

[2][1]

Province Municipality Section Junction Northbound destinations Southbound destinations

European UnionBelgiumBrussels

Brussels-capital Region

City of Brussels Brussels- Auderghem Brussels (188.737 inh.)

R20 Brussels inner ring road

Brussels Wavre

Namur

Ixelles Ixelles (87.052 inh.)
Etterbeek N228a Cinquantenaire

Etterbeek (48.535 inh.)

N205 Cinquantenaire, Schuman railway station

R21 Watermael-Boitsfort, Uccle, Schaerbeek, Evere

Auderghem Auderghem (34.986 inh.)

R22 Watermael-Boitsfort, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels Airport

Interruption by E411 motorway with a connection to the R0 Brussels Ring Road.

European UnionBelgiumFlandersFlanders

Flemish Brabant

Tervuren Tervuren - Overijse 2 (Hoeilaart) E411 Brussels, Wavre, Namur
Overijse Jezus-Eik (5.921 inh.)[3]

Overijse (25.888 inh.)

N253 Huldenberg, Leuven, Maleizen, La Hulpe, Braine-l'Alleud

N218 Maleizen, La Hulpe, Braine-l'Alleud

N4b Tombeek-Center

Tombeek (1.396 inh.)[3]

European UnionBelgiumWalloniaWallonia

Walloon Brabant

Wavre Wavre - Walhain
Bierges-les-Wavre, Brussels (E411), Namur (E411
)

Wavre (35.111 inh.)

Dyle

Basse-Wavre, Grez-Doiceau, Leuven

N239 Wavre-Center, Walibi Belgium, Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve

N243 Wavre-Center, Chaumont-Gistoux, Perwez

7 E411 Brussels, Namur, Arlon

N25 Chaumont-Gistoux, Grez-Doiceau, Leuven

Start of cocurrence with N25

Gembloux

Namur

Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve N250 Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve

8a (Louvain-la-Neuve) E411 Brussels, Wavre, Namur, Arlon

N233 Louvain-la-Neuve-Centre, Ottignies

Wavre

Brussels

Mont-Saint-Guibert N25, N25a Court-Saint-Étienne, Mont-Saint-Guibert, Genappe, Nivelles, Chaumont-Gistoux, Brussels (E411), Namur (E411)

End of cocurrence with N25

Corbais (1.351 inh.)

Walhain Nil-Pierreux

N273 Chastre, Sombreffe

Walhain / Chastre The N4 forms the border between Walhain and Chastre
Walhain /
European UnionBelgiumWalloniaWallonia

Namur

Gembloux Gembloux - Namur Ernage (1.301 inh.)[4]

N29 Tienen, Jodoigne, Sombreffe, Charleroi

Orneau

Gembloux (26.330 inh.)

Lonzée (1.944 inh.)[4]

Beuzet (1.304 inh.)

Namur
La Bruyère N912 Meux, Éghezée, Sambreville, Jemeppe-sur-Sambre

Bovesse (882 inh.)

Saint-Servais

12 (Gembloux) E42 Charleroi, Mons, Liège, Brussels (E411), Arlon (E411)

Gembloux

Brussels

Namur Namur N958 Suarlée, Floreffe

N93 Sombreffe, Nivelles

Belgrade (4.828 inh.)

Saint-Servais
(9.544 inh.)

N934 La Bruyère, Saint-Marc, Vedrin-Daussoulx

Namur (112.559 inh.)

N91 Champion, Bouge, Éghezée, Leuven

N90 Floreffe, Sambreville, Charleroi, Mons

Start of cocurrency with N90

N80 Fernelmont, Hannut, Sint-Truiden

N92 Wépion, Profondeville, Dinant

Meuse

N947 Jambes, Yvoir

End of cocurrency with N90

N90 Andenne, Huy, Liège

Erpent (2.823 inh.)

Naninne (1.609 inh.)

N941 Wierde, Mozet, Ohey, Brussels (E411), Arlon (E411),  Luxembourg (Luxembourg City) (E411)

Marche-en-Famenne

Bastogne

Assesse Namur - Somme-Leuze Sart-Benard (1.399 inh.)

18 E411 Namur, Brussels, Arlon, Libramont-Chevigny, Dinant, Arlon,  Luxembourg(Luxembourg City)

N931 Courrière, Maillen, Lustin, Andenne

Gesves, Sorinne-la-Longue, Assesse

Assesse, Gesves, Ohey, Huy

N946 Florée, Gesves, Natoye, Yvoir

Namur
Hamois N921 Ohey, Andenne, Huy, Ciney, Emptinne

Emptinne (989 inh.)

N97 Liège, Havelange, Hamois, Dinant, Ciney, Emptinne

Monin, Ciney

Ciney N938 Pessoux, Leignon, Achêne, Barbaux-Condroz, Maffe, Méan
Somme-Leuze N929 Durbuy, Rochefort, Houyet, Somme-Leuze, Haversin, Heure

Sinsin

Sinsin (685 inh.)

Hogne (798 inh.)

European UnionBelgiumWalloniaWallonia

Luxembourg

Marche-en-Famenne Marche-en-Famenne - Bastogne Aye zone industrielle

Aye, Humain

N839 Liège, Rochefort, Hotton, Marloie

N873 Marloie, Aye, Vivalia hospital

N86, N63 Marche-en-Famenne, Rochefort, Hotton, Durbuy, Liège

Marche-en-Famenne (17.758 inh.)

N856, N888 Waha, La Roche-en-Ardenne, Nassogne

Bastogne

Arlon

Nassogne N856 Nassogne, Harsin, Charneux

N896 Harsin, Hargimont, Rochefort, Nassogne

Bande, Lignières, Grune

Marche-en-Famenne

Namur

Tenneville N89 Champlon, La Roche-en-Ardenne, Vielsalm, Saint-Hubert, Libramont-Chevigny, Bouillon, (Charleville-Mézières, Reims)

Champlon (1.141 inh.)

Tenneville (1.309 inh.)

Baconfoy

N829 Lavacherie, Sainte-Ode, Berguème

Ortheuville (75 inh.)

Ourthe

Tenneville / Bertogne The N4 forms the border between Tenneville and Bertogne.
Sainte-Ode / Bertogne The N4 forms the border between Sainte-Ode and Bertogne.
Sainte-Ode Lavacherie, Roumont

N826 Amberloup, Bertogne, Houffalize, Libramont-Chevigny

Sainte-Ode / Bertogne The N4 forms the border between Sainte-Ode and Bertogne.

Flamierge

Tillet, Houmont, Flamisoul

Bertogne Mande-Sainte-Etienne
Bastogne Bastogne 54 (Bastogne) E25 Liège, Neufchâteau, Arlon,  Luxembourg (Luxembourg City)

N84 Bastogne-Center,  Luxembourg (Wiltz, Diekirch)

Bastogne-Center, Senonchamps

N85 Bastogne-Center, Vaux-sur-Sûre, Sibret

Bastogne (16.618 inh.)

Bastogne-Center, Assenois

N30 Bastogne-Center, Houffalize, (Wiltz, Diekirch)

Remoifosse

Arlon

 Luxembourg (Luxembourg City)

Bastogne / Vaux-sur-Sûre The N4 forms the border between Bastogne and Vaux-sur-Sûre. Bastogne

Namur

Fauvillers Bastogne - Arlon Hollange, Sainlez, Honville

Sainlez

Malmaison

Fauvillers, Tintange, Warnach, Bodange

Martelange Martelange (1.931 inh.)

N848 Fauvillers, Vaux-sur-Sûre, Neufchâteau

Sûre

Luxembourgish N23  Luxembourg (Rambrouch, Ettelbruck, Diekirch)

N805  Luxembourg (Perlé)

Attert N87 Parette, Heinstert, Habay, Étalle, Virton

Rodenhoff (41 inh.)[5]

Schockville (187 inh.)[5]

Attert (5.624 inh.)

Attert, Schadeck, Post,  Luxembourg (Redange-sur-Attert)

Schadeck (116 inh.)[5]

Tontelange (922 inh.)

Metzert (531 inh.)[5]

Arlon Arlon N82 Virton, Étalle, Bouillon, Habay, Neufchâteau, Saint-Léger

N881 Arlon-Center

N882 Arlon-Center,  Luxembourg (Oberpallen, Redange-sur-Attert, Diekirch, Ettelbruck)

Arlon (30.818 inh.)

N884  Luxembourg (Eischen, Mersch)

N81, N881 Arlon-Center, Messancy, Aubange,  France (Longwy),  Luxembourg (Pétange)

Stehnen (35 inh.)

 Luxembourg (Luxembourg City)
European UnionLuxembourg Continuation by N6 towards Steinfort, Capellen and Luxembourg City.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Belgium: Regions, Provinces, Arrondissements, Cities, Municipalities, Sub-Municipalities, Agglomerations, Sectors - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  2. ^ Google (2023-03-30). "Luxembourg, Belgium" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  3. ^ a b "Bevolkingsstatistieken". Gemeente Overijse (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  4. ^ a b "Site de la ville de Gembloux". www.gembloux.be (in French). Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  5. ^ a b c d "Site d'Attert". www.attert.be. Retrieved 2023-03-30.

External links

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