La Bruyère, Belgium

La Bruyère
Municipality

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La Bruyère

Location in Belgium

Coordinates: 50°30′N 04°48′E / 50.500°N 4.800°E / 50.500; 4.800Coordinates: 50°30′N 04°48′E / 50.500°N 4.800°E / 50.500; 4.800
Country Belgium
Community French Community
Region Wallonia
Province Namur
Arrondissement Namur
Government
  Mayor Robert Cappe (MR)
  Governing party/ies MR, PS
Area
  Total 52.98 km2 (20.46 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
  Total 9,060
  Density 170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Postal codes 5080-5081
Area codes 081
Website www.la-bruyère.be

La Bruyère (French: [la bʁɥi.jɛʁ]) is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Namur. It consists of the former municipalities of Émines, Rhisnes, Villers-lez-Heest, Warisoulx, Bovesse, Meux and Saint-Denis-Bovesse. The village of Rhisnes is the administrative centre of the municipality.

Saint-Denis-Bovesse (La Bruyère), the church.

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