Namur (province)
| Namur (Dutch: Namen) | |||
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| Province of Belgium | |||
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| Coordinates: 50°28′N 04°51′E / 50.467°N 4.850°ECoordinates: 50°28′N 04°51′E / 50.467°N 4.850°E | |||
| Country |
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| Region |
 Wallonia | ||
| Capital | Namur | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Denis Mathen | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 3,664 km2 (1,415 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2016)[1] | |||
| • Total | 489,204 | ||
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) | ||
| Website | Official site | ||
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Namur (Dutch: 
Namen , Walloon: Nameur) is a province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the West) on the Walloon provinces of Hainaut, Walloon Brabant, Liège and Luxembourg in Belgium, and on France. Its capital is the city of Namur.
Subdivisions
It has an area of 3,664 square kilometres (1,415 sq mi) and is divided into three administrative districts (arrondissements in French) containing a total of 38 municipalities (communes in French).
| Map no. | Municipality | Arrondissement |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andenne | Namur |
| 2 | Anhée | Dinant |
| 3 | Assesse | Namur |
| 4 | Beauraing | Dinant |
| 5 | Bièvre | Dinant |
| 6 | Cerfontaine | Philippeville |
| 7 | Ciney | Dinant |
| 8 | Couvin | Philippeville |
| 9 | Dinant | Dinant |
| 10 | Doische | Philippeville |
| 11 | Éghezée | Namur |
| 12 | Fernelmont | Namur |
| 13 | Floreffe | Namur |
| 14 | Florennes | Philippeville |
| 15 | Fosses-la-Ville | Namur |
| 16 | Gedinne | Dinant |
| 17 | Gembloux | Namur |
| 18 | Gesves | Namur |
| 19 | Hamois | Dinant |
| 20 | Hastière | Dinant |
| 21 | Havelange | Dinant |
| 22 | Houyet | Dinant |
| 23 | Jemeppe-sur-Sambre | Namur |
| 24 | La Bruyère | Namur |
| 25 | Mettet | Namur |
| 26 | Namur | Namur |
| 27 | Ohey | Namur |
| 28 | Onhaye | Dinant |
| 29 | Philippeville | Philippeville |
| 30 | Profondeville | Namur |
| 31 | Rochefort | Dinant |
| 32 | Sambreville | Namur |
| 33 | Sombreffe | Namur |
| 34 | Somme-Leuze | Dinant |
| 35 | Viroinval | Philippeville |
| 36 | Vresse-sur-Semois | Dinant |
| 37 | Walcourt | Philippeville |
| 38 | Yvoir | Dinant |
List of Governors
- 1830 - 1834: Goswin de Stassart (Liberal)
- 1834 - 1840: Joseph Lebeau (Liberal)
- 1840 - 1847: Edouard d'Huart (Liberal)
- 1887 - 1848: Adolphe de Vrière (Liberal)
- 1848 - 1851: François Pirson (Liberal)
- 1853 - 1875: Charles de Baillet (Catholic Party)
- 1876 - 1877: D. de Mevius
- 1877 - 1881: Albert de Beauffort (Catholic Party)
- 1881 - 1882: Léon Pety de Thozée (Liberal)
- 1882 - 1884: Auguste Vergote
- 1884 - 1914: Charles de Montpellier de Vedrin
- 1919 - 1937: Pierre de Gaiffier d'Hestroy
- 1937 - 1944: François Bovesse (Liberal)
- 1945 - 1968: Robert Gruslin
- 1968 - 1977: René Close (PS)
- 1977 - 1980: Pierre Falize (PS)
- 1980 - 1987: Emile Lacroix
- 1987 - 1994: Emile Wauthy (PSC)
- 1994 - 2007: Amand Dalem (PSC)
- 2007–present: Denis Mathen (MR)
See also
References
- ↑ Population per municipality as of 1 January 2016 (XLS; 397 KB)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Namur (province). |
- Province de Namur's official website
"Namur, one of the nine provinces of Belgium". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.
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