Country Belgium Population 2,058 (2008) Province Namur | Local time Thursday 7:49 AM Municipality Anhée | |
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Bioul is a village which, following local government boundary reforms in 1977, has been part of the municipality of Anhée, in the Belgian province of Namur. Bioul was previously administered as an independent municipality.
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Map of 5537 Bioul, Belgium
Bioul is located on the Condroz region of Belgium, a few kilometers to the west of the Meuse valley
Etymology
The name of Bioul derives from the Celtic name bi-gorto meaning "enclosure".
Economy
The village is served by regular bus services to Namur and Dinant.
At the Château white and sparkling wines, a little reminiscent of Riesling, are produced using varieties of Johanniter, Muscaris and Pinotin grapes, grown locally, having been adapted to survive a climate that is only just warm enough to support viticulture.
Television celebrity
During the 1980s Bioul acquired a level of possibly unwelcome national celebrity thanks to the Tatayet Show broadcast on national television. The television humourist Jacques Jossart delighted in using an exaggerated pronunciation, referring to the village as "Bi-Youlll", and this caricatured pronunciation was later taken up by a younger generation of comedians such as François Pirette.