Florennes
Florennes
Florene (Walloon) | |
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Coordinates: 50°15′N 04°37′E / 50.250°N 4.617°E | |
Country | Belgium |
Community | French Community |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Namur |
Arrondissement | Philippeville |
Government | |
• Mayor | Stéphane Lasseaux |
• Governing party/ies | Contact 21 - Ad 11 |
Area | |
• Total | 134.18 km2 (51.81 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 11,410 |
• Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 5620-5621 |
NIS code | 93022 |
Area codes | 071 |
Website | www |
Florennes (French pronunciation: [flɔ.ʁɛn]; Walloon: Florene) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. As of 1 January 2006, Florennes has a total population of 10,754. The total area is 133.55 km2 which gives a population density of 81 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Corenne, Flavion, Florennes, Hanzinelle, Hanzinne, Hemptinne, Morialmé, Morville, Rosée, Saint-Aubin and Thy-le-Bauduin.
Florennes hosts Florennes Air Base, a Belgian military airfield which is the home base for F-16 Fighting Falcon jets.
The first week-end of every July, Florennes is a large festival due to the folk walk with a couple of thousand valorous walkers.
Cyclists Firmin Lambot, who won the Tour de France in 1919 and in 1922 and Léon Scieur, who won the Tour in 1921, were born in Florennes.
The village was formerly the site of Florennes Abbey, dissolved during the French Revolution and since entirely demolished.
See also
References
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
- Media related to Florennes at Wikimedia Commons
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