NAMUR (PROVINCE)

'Namur' (Dutch: ''Namen'') is a province of the Walloon Region, 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 municipalities.

Contents

List of Governors

Municipalities

See also

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

★ 1994 - 2007: Amand Dalem (PSC)

★ 2007 - present: Denis Mathen (MR)

Municipalities

Dinant District:

★ Anhée

★ Beauraing

★ Bièvre

★ Ciney

★ Dinant

★ Gedinne

★ Hamois

★ Hastière

★ Havelange

★ Houyet

★ Onhaye

★ Rochefort

★ Somme-Leuze

★ Vresse-sur-Semois

★ Yvoir
Namur District:

★ Andenne

★ Assesse

★ Eghezée

★ Fernelmont

★ Floreffe

★ Fosses-la-Ville

★ Gembloux

★ Gesves

★ Jemeppe-sur-Sambre

★ La Bruyère

★ Mettet

★ Namur

★ Ohey

★ Profondeville

★ Sambreville

★ Sombreffe
Philippeville District:

★ Cerfontaine

★ Couvin

★ Doische

★ Florennes

★ Philippeville

★ Viroinval

★ Walcourt

See also

★ List of rulers of Namur