Somme-Leuze (; wa, Some-Leuze) 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 2006 the municipality had 4,656 inhabitants. The total area is 95.09 km², giving a
population density
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of 49 inhabitants per km².
The municipality consists of the following districts:
Baillonville
Baillonville ( wa, Bayonveye) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Somme-Leuze, located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
From the early Middle Ages until 1706, the village belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. Th ...
,
Bonsin (including
Chardeneux
Chardeneux is a village of Wallonia, part of the district of Bonsin, in the municipality of Somme-Leuze, located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
Chardeneux is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie ("The Most Beautiful Villages ...
),
Heure-en-Famenne
Heure-en-Famenne is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Somme-Leuze, located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
The location appears to have been inhabited already by the Franks, as a Frankish burial site has been discover ...
,
Hogne,
Nettinne,
Noiseux,
Sinsin, Somme-Leuze, and
Waillet.
See also
*
List of protected heritage sites in Somme-Leuze
This table shows an overview of the protected heritage sites in the Walloon town Somme-Leuze
Somme-Leuze (; wa, Some-Leuze) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 4,656 ...
References
External links
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Official website
Municipalities of Namur (province)
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