Floreffe
Floreffe
Florefe (Walloon) | |
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| Location of Floreffe in Namur Province Location of Floreffe in Namur Province | |
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| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Namur |
| Arrondissement | Namur |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Philippe Vautard (RPF) |
| • Governing party | RPF-DéFI |
| Area | |
• Total | 39.12 km2 (15.10 sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 5150 |
| NIS code | 92045 |
| Area codes | 081 |
| Website | www.floreffe.be |
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Floreffe (French pronunciation: [flɔ.ʁɛf]; Walloon: Florefe) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
On 1 January 2012 the municipality had 7,883 inhabitants. The total area is 38.89 km2, giving a population density of 203 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Floreffe, Floriffoux, Franière, and Soye.
In 1977, the newly expanded (thus newly adjoining) municipality of Profondeville was given Lakisse, an area in the southeast of the original Floreffe.
Floreffe is best known as the location of Floreffe Abbey, founded in the 12th century and suppressed during the French Revolution.
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Joseph Hanse (1902–1992), Belgian linguist
Twin towns
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See also
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[edit | edit source]External links
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- Official website (in French)
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