The Élysette (, ''Little Élysée''; ) is the executive seat of the Government of Wallonia. It houses the office of the Minister-President of Wallonia, and is located in

Namur Namur (; ; ) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is the capital both of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration. Namur stands at the confl ...

, Namur province,

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History

Built in 1877 by master-tanner Xavier Thibault, it was bought by the Walloon Region to the city of Namur. This building, hosting the office of the Minister-President, as well as his official residence, is on the right shore of the Meuse river, in Jambes, the administrative borough of Namur, capital of

Wallonia Wallonia ( ; ; or ), officially the Walloon Region ( ; ), is one of the three communities, regions and language areas of Belgium, regions of Belgium—along with Flemish Region, Flanders and Brussels. Covering the southern portion of the c ...

. For the Minister-President's good services, you can find there kitchens, two bedrooms for the servants, garages, offices and meeting rooms (especially the Council of Ministers' Room). A flat, consisting of a bedroom, a dining room, a bathroom and a living room is next to the Minister-President's Office. The Élysette faces the

Parliament of Wallonia The Parliament of Wallonia (, ), or the Walloon Parliament (, ) in the decrees, is the legislative body of Wallonia, one of the three self-governing regions of Belgium (the other two being Flanders and the Brussels-Capital Region). The parliamen ...

. This one is on the left shore of the river, next to the Grognon (confluence between

Meuse The Meuse or Maas is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a total length of . History From 1301, the upper ...

and Sambre rivers).

References

* ''L’Élysette : la présidence du Gouvernement wallon à Namur'', Jacques Vandenbroucke, Namur : Institut du patrimoine wallon, 2010, 40 p., ''Carnets du patrimoine'' nº 76, . History of Wallonia Namur (city) Buildings and structures in Namur (city) Politics of Wallonia {{Belgium-struct-stub