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Namur

Nameur  (Walloon)

Namen  (Dutch)
Province of Belgium
Flag of Namur
Flag
 Coat of arms of Namur
Coat of arms
Location of Namur
Country  Belgium
Region  Wallonia
Capital Namur
Area
 • Total 3,675 km2 (1,419 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2019)
 • Total 494,325
 • Density 134.510/km2 (348.38/sq mi)
HDI (2019) 0.900

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Namur is a beautiful province located in Wallonia, which is one of the three main regions of Belgium. It shares borders with other Belgian provinces like Hainaut, Walloon Brabant, Liège, and Luxembourg. It also touches the French region of Ardennes.

The capital and largest city of the province is also called Namur. In January 2019, about 494,325 people lived in the province of Namur.

Exploring Namur's Regions

The province of Namur covers an area of about 3,675 square kilometers. It is divided into three main administrative areas called arrondissements (which is French for districts). These districts contain a total of 38 smaller towns and villages, known as communes in French.

Municipalities Namur Belgium Map - Number
Municipal divisions of Namur province.

Main Towns and Districts

Here are some of the towns and the districts they belong to:

Map no. Municipality Arrondissement
1 Andenne Namur
2 Anhée Dinant
3 Assesse Namur
4 Beauraing Dinant
5 Bièvre Dinant
6 Cerfontaine Philippeville
7 Ciney Dinant
8 Couvin Philippeville
9 Dinant Dinant
10 Doische Philippeville
11 Éghezée Namur
12 Fernelmont Namur
13 Floreffe Namur
14 Florennes Philippeville
15 Fosses-la-Ville Namur
16 Gedinne Dinant
17 Gembloux Namur
18 Gesves Namur
19 Hamois Dinant
20 Hastière Dinant
21 Havelange Dinant
22 Houyet Dinant
23 Jemeppe-sur-Sambre Namur
24 La Bruyère Namur
25 Mettet Namur
26 Namur Namur
27 Ohey Namur
28 Onhaye Dinant
29 Philippeville Philippeville
30 Profondeville Namur
31 Rochefort Dinant
32 Sambreville Namur
33 Sombreffe Namur
34 Somme-Leuze Dinant
35 Viroinval Philippeville
36 Vresse-sur-Semois Dinant
37 Walcourt Philippeville
38 Yvoir Dinant

Economy of Namur Province

The economy of Namur province is quite strong. In 2018, the total value of all goods and services produced there, known as the Gross domestic product (GDP), was 13.5 billion Euros. This made up about 2.9% of Belgium's entire economic output.

When we look at the GDP per person, adjusted for how much things cost, it was 24,000 Euros. This was about 80% of the average for countries in the European Union. This shows that the province has a good economy that supports its residents.

Governors of Namur

The governor is like the main leader of the province. They help manage the province and make sure things run smoothly. Here are some of the people who have served as governor of Namur:

  • 1830–1834: Goswin de Stassart
  • 1834–1840: Joseph Lebeau
  • 1937–1944: François Bovesse
  • 1945–1968: Robert Gruslin
  • 2007–present: Denis Mathen

International Friendships

The Province of Namur has special friendships with other regions around the world. This is called "twinning" and it helps different places learn from each other and work together. Namur is twinned with:

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