Namur (province)




Province of Belgium in Wallonia, Belgium











































Namur
(Dutch: Namen)
Province of Belgium




Flag of Namur
Flag

Coat of arms of Namur
Coat of arms
Location of Namur
Coordinates: 50°28′N 04°51′E / 50.467°N 4.850°E / 50.467; 4.850Coordinates: 50°28′N 04°51′E / 50.467°N 4.850°E / 50.467; 4.850
Country
 Belgium
Region
 Wallonia
Capital Namur
Government
 • Governor Denis Mathen
Area
 • Total 3,664 km2 (1,415 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2017)[1]
 • Total 491,285
 • Density 130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Website Official site

Namur (Dutch: About this sound 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.




Contents






  • 1 Subdivisions


  • 2 List of Governors


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Subdivisions


Municipal divisions of Namur (click on image for full legend).

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


  • List of rulers of Namur


References





  1. ^ Population per municipality as of 1 January 2017 (XLS; 397 KB)




External links







  • Province de Namur's official website


  • Wikisource "Namur, one of the nine provinces of Belgium". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}









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