Florennes
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Location of Florennes in the province of Namur
Florennes Location in Belgium
Sovereign state	Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Community	French Community
Province	Namur
Arrondissement	Philippeville
Coordinates	50°15′0″N 04°37′0″E / 50.25°N 4.616667°E / 50.25; 4.616667Coordinates: 50°15′0″N 04°37′0″E / 50.25°N 4.616667°E / 50.25; 4.616667
Area	133.55 km²
Population – Males – Females – Density	10,754 (2006-01-01) 49.05% 50.95% 81 inhab./km²
Unemployment rate	17.34% (1 January 2006)
Mean annual income	€11,114/pers. (2003)
Mayor	Stéphane Lasseaux (cdH)
Governing parties	cdH, Ecolo, independent
Postal codes	5620-5621
Area codes	071
Website	www.communedeflorennes.be

Florennes is a Walloon municipality located in Belgium in the province of Namur. On January 1, 2006 Florennes had a total population of 10,754. The total area is 133.55 km² which gives a population density of 81 inhabitants per km².

Florennes hosts a Belgian military airfield which is the home base for F-16 Fighting Falcon jets.

Each first week-end of July, it is the festival thanks to folk walk and these 2 thousands of valorous walkers.

Cyclists Firmin Lambot, who won the Tour de France in 1919 and in 1922 and Léon Scieur, who won the Tour in 1921, were born in Florennes.

[edit] See also

Florennes Air Base

[edit] External links

• Official web site (French)
• http://www.amfesm.be/florennes/florennes.html
• http://www.3eme-zouaves.be

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