Assesse

Assesse () is a Walloon municipality in Namur Province, Belgium. On 1 January 2006, Assesse had a total population of 6,252. The total area is 78.16 km² which gives a population density of 80 inhabitants per km².
The area of the original municipality was closely based around the town of Assesse, until it was expanded during the post-1974 fusion of the Belgian municipalities, adding the "ancienne communes" (now villages) of Courrière, Crupet, Florée, Maillen, Sart-Bernard, and Sorinne-la-Longue.
The village of Crupet is noted for its grotto dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua, the Château de Crupet, a moated medieval "donjon", and its windmills.