Is Namur safe? Belgium travel risk
Is Namur safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Namur scores 35/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Belgium Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 23 Jul 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Namur scores 35/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Belgium (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Namur: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (36/100) and natural hazards (49/100).
A score of 35 is higher than the scores of 42% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Belgium travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Namur belongs to Wallonia (Belgium), centered at coordinates 50.4667° N, 4.8667° E (88 m above sea level). Distance to Brussels is 55.7 km towards the NW.
Wallonia
50.4667° N, 4.8667° E
88 m
Europe/Brussels
114,007
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Belgium
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Droughts | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Namur happened in June (4 of 15 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Belgium travel advice & laws.
Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Belgium entry requirements.
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