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Florenville
Location of Florenville
Map
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceLuxembourg
ArrondissementVirton
Government
 • MayorNicole Jungers-Huylebrouck (MR)
 • Governing party/iesMR, PS
Area
 • Total148.07 km2 (57.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total5,629
 • Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Postal codes
6820-6824
NIS code
85011
Area codes061
Websitewww.florenville.be

Florenville is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. On 1 January 2007 the municipality had 5,448 inhabitants. The total area is 146.91 km², giving a population density of 37.1 inhabitants per km².

It is located on the Semois River, facing the French border. It is notable as the home of the Orval Abbey. Nearby is the citadel of Godfrey de Bouillon.

Florenville: the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption


  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.