Florenville

Florenville
Municipality of Belgium
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption
Coat of arms
Florenville Location in Belgium
Map of Florenville
Coordinates: 49°41.9′N 5°18.6′E / 49.6983°N 5.3100°E / 49.6983; 5.3100Coordinates: 49°41.9′N 5°18.6′E / 49.6983°N 5.3100°E / 49.6983; 5.3100
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Luxembourg
Arrondissement	Virton
Government
• Mayor	Richard Lambert (cdH)
• Governing party/ies	cdH, PS
Area
• Total	146.91 km2 (56.72 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2012)[1]
• Total	5,512
• Density	38/km2 (97/sq mi)
Postal codes	6820-6824
Area codes	061
Website	www.florenville.be

Florenville is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. On 1 January 2007 the municipality had 5,448 inhabitants. The total area is 146.91 km², giving a population density of 37.1 inhabitants per km².

It is located on the Semois River, facing the French border.

Apart from Florenville itself, the municipality also contains the sections of Chassepierre, Fontenoille, Lacuisine, Muno, Sainte-Cécile and Villers-devant-Orval.

Orval Abbey is located in Villers-devant-Orval. Nearby is the citadel of Godfrey de Bouillon.

References

External links

• Florenville official website (French)

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Florenville.

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