Florennes
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State : | Belgium | |
Region : | Wallonia | |
Province : | Namur | |
District : | Philippeville | |
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 |
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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