Ciney is a Walloon town, located in the Province of Namur, in Condroz to be precise. It is also the self-proclaimed capital of the Condroz, and has a population of 16,400 inhabitants. Heavy industry is absent in this rural setting that is Ciney. Employment is therefore generated mainly by trade, the education sector and services as well as by a few medium-sized companies. The commercial and craft areas of Biron and Achêne are home to many small businesses, but have now reached saturation point. Ciney was once one of the 23 "Good Towns" of the Principality of Liege. It was also involved in the Cow War, and the war route still passes through its countryside. Ciney is also home to a centre that keeps the genealogical register of the Belgian white-blue cattle breed. Ciney-expo hosts the cattle market, the second largest in Europe. The town of Ciney also organises an annual festival in the Saint-Roch Park, the Ciney Tempo Festival.