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Florennes
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| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Belgium | ||
| Region | Wallonia | ||
| Community | French Community | ||
| Province | Namur | ||
| Arrondissement | Philippeville | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Stéphane Lasseaux (CDH) | ||
| • Governing party/ies | CDH, Ecolo, independent | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 133.55 km2 (51.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2010)[1] | |||
| • Total | 10,993 | ||
| • Density | 82.3/km2 (213.2/sq mi) | ||
| Postal codes | 5620-5621 | ||
| Area codes | 071 | ||
| Website | www.communedeflorennes.be | ||
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Map of Florennes
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Florennes (French pronunciation: [flɔ.ʁɛn]) is a Walloon municipality located in Belgium in the province of Namur. On January 1, 2006 Florennes had a total population of 10,754. The total area is 133.55 km² which gives a population density of 81 inhabitants per km².
Florennes hosts Florennes Air Base, a Belgian military airfield which is the home base for F-16 Fighting Falcon jets.
Each first week-end of July, it is the festival thanks to folk walk and these 2 thousands of 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.
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