Vresse-sur-Semois

Vresse-sur-Semois
Vresse-sur-Semois
State :	Belgium
Region :	Wallonia
Province :	Namur
District :	Dinant
Coordinates :	49 ° 52 ′  N , 4 ° 56 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 52 ′  N , 4 ° 56 ′  E
Area :	101.04 km²
Residents:	2615 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density:	26 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	5550
Prefix:	061
Mayor:	Bruno Tellier ( CDH )
Local government address :	Administration Communale Rue Albert Raty, 112 5550 Vresse-sur-Semois
Website:	www.vresse-sur-semois.be

Vresse-sur-Semois: Saint-Lambert church and town hall

Vresse-sur-Semois is a municipality in the province of Namur in the Walloon part of Belgium .

In Vresse, besides French , the regional language Champenois , recognized in Wallonia, is spoken.

geography

Vresse is located in the Ardennes on the Semois , a river that flows in numerous loops towards France and there flows into the Meuse from the right . The distance to the border with France is a few kilometers.

The municipality consists of the districts of Vresse, Alle, Bagimont, Bohan, Chairière, Laforêt, Membre, Mouzaive, Nafraiture, Orchimont, Pussemange and Sugny . The district of Laforêt is one of the most beautiful villages in Wallonia .

Neighboring municipalities are (clockwise from the north): Gedinne and Bièvre and Bouillon in Belgium and Fleigneux , Bosseval-et-Briancourt , Donchery , Saint-Menges , Les Hautes-Rivières and Gespunsart in France.

Community partnerships

The partner municipalities of Vresse-sur-Semois have been Middelkerke in the Belgian province of West Flanders since 1992 and Soultzmatt-Wintzfelden in Alsace (France) since 2012 .

Web links

Commons : Vresse-sur-Semois  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Vresse-sur-Semois

proof

1. ↑ Vivre dans ma Commune - Bulletin communal d'information, No. 34, 2016 (PDF 10168 kB)