Namur (province)

Namur (French: Namur)
—  Province of Belgium  —
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Capital	Namur (city)
Government
• Governor	Denis Mathen
Area
• Total	3,664 km2 (1,414.7 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2010)[1]
• Total	472,281
• Density	128.9/km2 (333.8/sq mi)
Website	Official site

Namur (Dutch: , 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).

Contents 1 List of Governors 2 Municipalities 2.1 Arrondissement of Dinant 2.2 Arrondissement of Namur 2.3 Arrondissement of Philippeville 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

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

With the numbers related to the image.

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

• Cerfontaine
• Couvin
• Doische
• Florennes
• Philippeville
• Viroinval
• Walcourt

See also

• List of rulers of Namur

References

External links

• Province de Namur's official website

Subdivisions of Belgium Communities Flemish Wallonia-Brussels Federation German Regions and Provinces Capital (Brussels)   Flemish (Flanders) Antwerp East Flanders Flemish Brabant Limburg West Flanders Walloon (Wallonia) Hainaut Liège Luxembourg Namur Walloon Brabant Municipalities by region Capital (Brussels) Flemish (Flanders) Walloon (Wallonia) Arrondissements Administrative Electoral Judicial

Namur is also a street in Saint-Lambert, Québec, in Canada.