Namur (province)
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| Namur (French: Namur) |
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| — Province of Belgium — | |||
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| Country |  Belgium |
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| Region |  Wallonia |
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| Capital | Namur (city) | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Denis Mathen | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 3,664 km2 (1,414.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2010)[1] | |||
| • Total | 472,281 | ||
| • Density | 128.9/km2 (333.8/sq mi) | ||
| Website | Official site | ||
Namur (Dutch: 
Namen (help·info), 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. It has an area of 3,664 km² and is divided into three administrative districts (arrondissements in French) containing 38 local authorities (communes in French).
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[edit] 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)
[edit] Municipalities
With the numbers related to the image.
[edit] Arrondissement of Dinant
- Anhée
- Beauraing
- Bièvre
- Ciney
- Dinant
- Gedinne
- Hamois
- Hastière
- Havelange
- Houyet
- Onhaye
- Rochefort
- Somme-Leuze
- Vresse-sur-Semois
- Yvoir
[edit] Arrondissement of Namur
- Andenne
- Assesse
- Eghezée
- Fernelmont
- Floreffe - 13
- Fosses-la-Ville - 15
- Gembloux
- Gesves
- Jemeppe-sur-Sambre - 23
- La Bruyère
- Mettet
- Namur
- Ohey
- Profondeville
- Sambreville - 32
- Sombreffe - 33
[edit] Arrondissement of Philippeville
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Population per municipality on 1 January 2010 (XLS; 221 KB)
[edit] External links
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Coordinates: 50°28′N 4°51′E / 50.467°N 4.85°E
Namur is also a street in Saint-Lambert, Québec, in Canada.
