Floreffe

Floreffe
Municipality
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Floreffe Location in Belgium show Location of Floreffe in Namur Province
Coordinates: 50°26′N 04°47′E / 50.433°N 4.783°E / 50.433; 4.783Coordinates: 50°26′N 04°47′E / 50.433°N 4.783°E / 50.433; 4.783
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Namur
Arrondissement	Namur
Government
• Mayor	André Bodson (RPF)
• Governing party/ies	RPF
Area
• Total	38.89 km2 (15.02 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	8,114
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Postal codes	5150
Area codes	081
Website	www.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.

Twin towns[]

• Prata di Pordenone, Italy

See also[]

• List of protected heritage sites in Floreffe

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Floreffe at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website^{[permanent dead link]} (in French)

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