Namur Province

Province of Belgium

Province of Belgium in Wallonia

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 2024, the province of Namur has a population of 503,582.^[2]

Subdivisions

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).

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.^[5]

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:^[6]

• Louga Region, Senegal
• Jiangsu Province, China
• Tunis Governorate, Tunisia

See also

• County of Namur

References

1. "Be.STAT".
2. "Chiffres de la population par provinces et par commune, à la date du 1er janvier 2024" (PDF).
3. "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". Retrieved 18 September 2023.
4. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab".
5. "Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018". Eurostat.
6. "Service des relations extérieures et internationales". province.namur.be (in French). Retrieved 2019-06-22.

External links

• Province de Namur's official website
• "Namur, one of the nine provinces of Belgium" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.