Florennes

Florennes
Florennes
State :	Belgium
Region :	Wallonia
Province :	Namur
District :	Philippeville
Coordinates :	50 ° 15 ′  N , 4 ° 36 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 15 ′  N , 4 ° 36 ′  E
Area :	133.55 km²
Residents:	11,310 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density:	85 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	5620, 5621
Prefix:	071
Mayor:	Stéphane Lasseaux ( CDH )
Local government address :	Administration Communale Place de l'Hôtel de Ville 1 5620 Florennes
Website:	www.florennes.be

Florennes is a municipality in the province of Namur in the Walloon part of Belgium .

It consists of the districts of Florennes, Corenne, Flavion, Hanzinelle, Hanzinne, Hemptinne, Morialmé, Morville , Rosée, Saint-Aubin and Thy-le-Bauduin.

The community became known nationwide through the stationing of US cruise missiles in the mid-1980s as a result of NATO's double decision on the local military airfield .

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

• Firmin Lambot (1886–1964), racing cyclist
• Léon Scieur (1888–1969), racing cyclist

People who have worked in the community

• Lambert I (Löwen) , Count of Löwen , died on September 12, 1015 in the battle of Florennes against Duke Gottfried II of Lower Lorraine

literature

• Warm to the heart . In: Der Spiegel . No. 1 , 1984 ( online ).

Web links

Commons : Florennes  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikisource: Florennes in the Topographia Westphaliae (Mathäus Merian)  - sources and full texts

• Official website of the Municipality of Florennes

Castle of the Dukes of Beaufort-Spontin