La Bruyère, Belgium

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Coordinates: 50°30′N, 4°48′E

 
La Bruyère
 
Location on map of Belgium
Coat of arms The municipality in the Namur arrondissementin the province of Namur
Geography
Country Belgium
Community French Community of Belgium flag French Community
Region Waloon Region flag Walloon Region
Province Namur
Arrondissement Namur
Coordinates 50°30′N, 4°48′E
Area 52.98 km²
Population (Source: NIS)
Population
– Males
– Females
- Density
8,263 (01/01/2006)
49.38%
50.62%
156 inhab./km²
Economy
Unemployment rate 9.00% (01/01/2006)
Mean annual income 13,670 €/pers. (2003)
Government
Mayor Robert Cappe (MR)
Governing parties MR-PS
Other information
Postal codes 5080-5081
Area codes 081
Web address www.la-bruyère.be

La Bruyère is a French-speaking municipality of Belgium located in the province of Namur (Walloon Region). It consists of the former municipalities of Emines, Rhisnes, Villers-lez-Heest, Warisoulx, Bovesse, Meux and Saint-Denis-Bovesse. The village of Rhisnes is the administrative centre of the municipality.

A view of Rhisnes church, in La Bruyère municipality
A view of Rhisnes church, in La Bruyère municipality

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Flag of Namur
Municipalities in the Province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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Dinant: Anhée | Beauraing | Bièvre | Ciney | Dinant | Gedinne | Hamois | Hastière | Havelange | Houyet | Onhaye | Rochefort | Somme-Leuze | Vresse-sur-Semois | Yvoir
Namur: Andenne | Assesse | Eghezée | Fernelmont | Floreffe | Fosses-la-Ville | Gembloux | Gesves | Jemeppe-sur-Sambre | La Bruyère | Mettet | Namur | Ohey | Profondeville | Sambreville | Sombreffe
Philippeville: Cerfontaine | Couvin | Doische | Florennes | Philippeville | Viroinval | Walcourt