Floreffe

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Floreffe
Florefe (Walloon)
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Location of Floreffe
Floreffe
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Floreffe
Location in Belgium
Location of Floreffe in Namur Province
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Coordinates: 50°26′N04°47′E / 50.433°N 4.783°E / 50.433; 4.783
CountryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Community French Community
Region Wallonia
Province Namur
Arrondissement Namur
Government
  MayorPhilippe Vautard (RPF)
  Governing party/iesRPF-DéFI
Area
  Total39.12 km2 (15.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01) [1]
  Total8,114
  Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Postal codes
5150
NIS code
92045
Area codes 081
Website www.floreffe.be

Floreffe (French pronunciation: [flɔ.ʁɛf] ; Walloon : Florefe) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.

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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

Twin towns

See also

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References

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