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Floreffe

Coordinates: 50°26′N 04°47′E / 50.433°N 4.783°E / 50.433; 4.783
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Floreffe
Florefe (Walloon)
Municipality
Coat of arms of Floreffe
Coat of arms
Location of Floreffe
Map
Floreffe is located in Belgium
Floreffe
Floreffe
Location in Belgium
Location of Floreffe in Namur Province
Coordinates: 50°26′N 04°47′E / 50.433°N 4.783°E / 50.433; 4.783
CommunityFrench community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceNamur
ArrondissementNamur
Government
 • MayorPhilippe Vautard (RPF)
 • Governing party/iesRPF-DéFI
Area
 • Total39.12 km2 (15.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total8,114
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Postal codes
5150
NIS code
92045
Area codes081
Websitewww.floreffe.be

Floreffe (French pronunciation: [flɔ.ʁɛf]; Walloon: Florefe) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.

On 1 January 2012 the municipality had 7,883 inhabitants. The total area is 38.89 km2, giving a population density of 203 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Floreffe, Floriffoux, Franière, and Soye.

In 1977, the newly expanded (thus newly adjoining) municipality of Profondeville was given Lakisse, an area in the southeast of the original Floreffe.

Floreffe is best known as the location of Floreffe Abbey, founded in the 12th century and suppressed during the French Revolution.

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References

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  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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