Official Name: | Viane |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Belgium |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Belgium |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name: | |
Subdivision Name1: | Flemish Region |
Subdivision Name2: | East Flanders |
Subdivision Name3: | Geraardsbergen |
Area Total Km2: | 6.64 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1,948 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Coordinates: | 50.7428°N 3.9297°W |
Viane is a village in the Geraardsbergen municipality of the East Flanders province in the Flemish Community of Belgium. The village is situated in the Denderstreek in the south east of the province, on the border with Flemish Brabant and Hainaut. The river Mark separates the village from the rest of Geraardsbergen.
The village was first mentioned in 1220 as Vienne. The village was a heerlijkheid (landed estate) initially controlled by the lords of Viena and ultimately changed hands to the family De Blondel de Beauregard. In 1962, the municipality was enlarged with the hamlets Donkerstraat and Haie-de-Viane.[2] In 1977, themunicipality merged into Geraardsbergen.[3] The village has become mainly a commuter village.[2]