See also: Namur (homonymy)
The province of Namur is a Walloon Province of Belgium.
It is now the Walloon region which organizes the local authorities which are the provinces.
The governor of the province is Denis Mathen (oath-taking the January 8th 2007). He is the twentieth governor and the first indicated by the Walloon Gouvernement. Its predecessor is Amand Dalem.
Geography
The province has as a chief town Namur, which is the capital of the Walloon region. Its surface is of: 3666 km ², for: 458574 inhabitants. In addition to Namur, its main cities are Dining, Philippeville, Gembloux and Andenne. The province counts 38 communes distributed in three administrative districts.
The culminating point of the province is located at 505 meters with the top of the sea level and is located at the Cross-Scaille.
Governors
- 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)
- 1876 - 1877: D. of Mevius
- 1877 - 1881: Albert of Beaufort (catholic)
- 1881 - 1882: Leon Pety de Thozée (liberal)
- 1882 - 1884: Auguste Vergote
- 1884 - 1914: Charles of Montpellier de Vedrin
- 1919 - 1937: Pierre de Gaiffier d' Hestroy
- 1937 - 1944: François Bovesse (liberal)
- 1945 - 1968: Robert Gruslin
- 1968 - 1977: Rene Closed (PS)
- 1977 - 1980: Pierre Falize (PS)
- 1980 - 1987: Emile Lacroix (PS)
- 1987 - 1994: Emile Wauthy (PSC)
- 1994 - 2007: Amand Dalem (PSC)
- 2007 -? : Denis Mathen (MR.)
By district
District of Dining
- Beauraing
- Beaver
- Dining Ciney
- Gedinne
- Hamois
- Hastière
- Havelange
- Houyet
- Onhaye
- Rochefort
- Nap-Leuze
- Vresse-on-Semois
- Yvoir
District of Namur
- Assesse
- Éghezée
- Fernelmont
- Floreffe
- Pit-the-City
- Gembloux
- Gesves
- Jemeppe-on-Sambre
- the Heather
- Mettet
- Namur
- Ohey
- Profondeville
- Sambreville
- Sombreffe
District of Philippeville
-
Cerfontaine
- Couvin
- Doische
- Florennes
- Philippeville
- Viroinval
- Walcourt
Population by district
The following figures get along for the population of right to July first of each year:
Source:
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