'Namur' (
Dutch: ''Namen'') is a
province of the
Walloon Region, 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 on
France. Its capital is the city of
Namur. It has an area of 3,664 km² and is divided into three administrative districts (''arrondissements'' in
French) containing 38 municipalities.
List of Governors
★ 1830 - 1834:
Goswin de Stassart (Liberal)
★ 1834 - 1840:
Joseph Lebeau (Liberal)
★ 1840 - 1847: Edouard d'Huart (Liberal)
★ 1887 - 1848: Adolphe de Vrière (Liberal)
★ 1848 - 1851: François Pirson (Liberal)
★ 1853 - 1875: Charles de Baillet (
Catholic Party)
★ 1876 - 1877: D. de Mevius
★ 1877 - 1881: Albert de Beauffort (
Catholic Party)
★ 1881 - 1882: Léon Pety de Thozée (Liberal)
★ 1882 - 1884: Auguste Vergote
★ 1884 - 1914: Charles de Montpellier de Vedrin
★ 1919 - 1937: Pierre de Gaiffier d'Hestroy
★ 1937 - 1944: François Bovesse (Liberal)
★ 1945 - 1968: Robert Gruslin
★ 1968 - 1977: René Close (
PS)
★ 1977 - 1980: Pierre Falize (
PS)
★ 1980 - 1987: Emile Lacroix
★ 1987 - 1994: Emile Wauthy
★ 1994 - 2007: Amand Dalem (
PSC)
★ 2007 - present: Denis Mathen (
MR)
Municipalities
Dinant District:
★
Anhée
★
Beauraing
★
Bièvre
★
Ciney
★
Dinant
★
Gedinne
★
Hamois
★
Hastière
★
Havelange
★
Houyet
★
Onhaye
★
Rochefort
★
Somme-Leuze
★
Vresse-sur-Semois
★
Yvoir
Namur District:
★
Andenne
★
Assesse
★
Eghezée
★
Fernelmont
★
Floreffe
★
Fosses-la-Ville
★
Gembloux
★
Gesves
★
Jemeppe-sur-Sambre
★
La Bruyère
★
Mettet
★
Namur
★
Ohey
★
Profondeville
★
Sambreville
★
Sombreffe
Philippeville District:
★
Cerfontaine
★
Couvin
★
Doische
★
Florennes
★
Philippeville
★
Viroinval
★
Walcourt
See also
★
List of rulers of Namur