Namur Province

Namur (French pronunciation: [namyʁ] ⓘ; Dutch: Namen [ˈnaːmə(n)] ⓘ; Walloon: 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 department of Ardennes. Its capital and largest city is the city of Namur. As of January 2019, the province of Namur has a population of 494,325.[5]

Namur
Nameur (Walloon)
Namen (Dutch)
Province of Belgium
Flag of Namur
Flag
Coat of arms of Namur
Coat of arms
Location of Namur
Coordinates: 50°28′N 04°51′E
Country Belgium
Region Wallonia
CapitalNamur
Government
 • GovernorDenis Mathen
Area
[1]
 • Total3,675 km2 (1,419 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2023)[2]
 • Total501,959
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Gross Regional Product[3]2021
 - Total€14.697 billion
 - Per capita€29,300
HDI (2019)0.905[4]

very high · 9th of 11
WebsiteOfficial site

Subdivisions
Municipal divisions of Namur (click on image for full legend).
Municipal divisions of Namur (click on image for full legend).

It has an area of 3,675 square kilometres (1,419 sq mi) and is divided into three administrative districts (arrondissements in French) containing a total of 38 municipalities (communes in French).

Map no. Municipality Arrondissement
1AndenneNamur
2AnhéeDinant
3AssesseNamur
4BeauraingDinant
5BièvreDinant
6CerfontainePhilippeville
7CineyDinant
8CouvinPhilippeville
9DinantDinant
10DoischePhilippeville
11ÉghezéeNamur
12FernelmontNamur
13FloreffeNamur
14FlorennesPhilippeville
15Fosses-la-VilleNamur
16GedinneDinant
17GemblouxNamur
18GesvesNamur
19HamoisDinant
20HastièreDinant
21HavelangeDinant
22HouyetDinant
23Jemeppe-sur-SambreNamur
24La BruyèreNamur
25MettetNamur
26NamurNamur
27OheyNamur
28OnhayeDinant
29PhilippevillePhilippeville
30ProfondevilleNamur
31RochefortDinant
32SambrevilleNamur
33SombreffeNamur
34Somme-LeuzeDinant
35ViroinvalPhilippeville
36Vresse-sur-SemoisDinant
37WalcourtPhilippeville
38YvoirDinant

Economy

The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the province was 13.5 billion € in 2018, accounting for 2.9% of Belgium's economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 24,000 € or 80% of the EU27 average in the same year. GDP per person employed was 104% of the EU27 average.[6]

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 (PSC)
  • 1994–2007: Amand Dalem (PSC)
  • 2007–present: Denis Mathen (MR)

Twinning

The Province of Namur is twinned with:[7]

See also

References
  1. "Be.STAT".
  2. "Chiffres de la population par provinces et par commune, à la date du 1er janvier 2023" (PDF).
  3. "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  4. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab".
  5. "Structuur van de bevolking | Statbel".
  6. "Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018". Eurostat.
  7. "Service des relations extérieures et internationales". province.namur.be (in French). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
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