Floreffe (; wa, Florefe) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
of
Wallonia
Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—al ...
located in the
province of Namur
Namur (; nl, Namen ; wa, Nameur) is a province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the West) on the Walloon provinces of Hainaut, Walloon Brabant, Liège and Luxembourg in Belgium, and the French depar ...
,
Belgium
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.
On 1 January 2012 the municipality had 7,883 inhabitants. The total area is 38.89 km
2, giving a
population density
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of 203 inhabitants per km
2.
The municipality consists of the following
districts
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: Floreffe,
Floriffoux,
Franière, and
Soye.
In 1977, the newly expanded (thus newly adjoining) municipality of
Profondeville
Profondeville (; wa, Parfondveye) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
On January 1, 2016, Profondeville had a total population of 12,117. The total area of the municipality is and the population density is ...
was given Lakisse, an area in the southeast of the original Floreffe.
Floreffe is best known as the location of
Floreffe Abbey
Floreffe Abbey is a former Premonstratensian monastery, the second of the order to be founded, situated in Wallonia on the Sambre at Floreffe, about 11 km southwest of Namur, Belgium.
History
When Norbert of Xanten, founder of the Premonstra ...
, founded in the 12th century and suppressed during the
French Revolution
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.
Notable people
*
Joseph Hanse (1902–1992), Belgian linguist
Twin towns
*
Prata di Pordenone Prata di Pordenone ( fur, Prate) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pordenone in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about southwest of Pordenone.
Prata di Pordenone borders the followi ...
, Italy
See also
*
List of protected heritage sites in Floreffe
This table shows an overview of the protected heritage sites in the Walloon town Floreffe
Floreffe (; wa, Florefe) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
On 1 January 2012 the municipality had 7,883 inhabit ...
References
External links
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Official website
Municipalities of Namur (province)
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