Namur
Namur (nämür'), Du. Namen, province (1991 pop. 423,317), S Belgium, bordering on France in the south. The chief cities are Namur (the capital) and Dinant. The province is generally hilly; it is drained by the Meuse, Sambre, and Lesse rivers and is traversed in the south by the Ardennes. It is largely agricultural. There are also extensive marble, limestone, and granite quarries; iron mines; and glass and cutlery factories. The province, which is mainly French-speaking (see Walloons), includes the former county of Namur, part of the former prince-bishopric of Liège, and part of Hainaut. A resort industry is developing along the southern stretches of the Meuse.
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Namur (province)
| Namur (French: Namur) |
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| — Province of Belgium — | |||
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| Country |  Belgium |
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| Region |  Walloon Region |
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| Capital | Namur (city) | ||
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| • Governor | Denis Mathen | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 3,664 km2 (1,415 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2011)[1] | |||
| • Total | 476,835 | ||
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/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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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)
Municipalities
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Arrondissement of Dinant
- Anhée
- Beauraing
- Bièvre
- Ciney
- Dinant
- Gedinne
- Hamois
- Hastière
- Havelange
- Houyet
- Onhaye
- Rochefort
- Somme-Leuze
- Vresse-sur-Semois
- Yvoir
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
Arrondissement of Philippeville
See also
References
- ^ Population per municipality on 1 January 2011 (XLS; 322 KB)
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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.
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