Florennes (French pronunciation:[flɔ.ʁɛn]; Walloon: Florene) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. As of 1 January 2006, Florennes has a total population of 10,754. The total area is 133.55 km2 which gives a population density of 81 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Corenne, Flavion, Florennes, Hanzinelle, Hanzinne, Hemptinne, Morialmé, Morville, Rosée, Saint-Aubin and Thy-le-Bauduin.
Florennes hosts Florennes Air Base, a Belgian military airfield which is the home base for F-16 Fighting Falcon jets.
The first week-end of every July, Florennes is a large festival due to the folk walk with a couple of thousand 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.
The village was formerly the site of Florennes Abbey, dissolved during the French Revolution and since entirely demolished.
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Team visited Florennes to insure treaty compliance. The wing was inactivated in 1989 with the withdrawal of American forces from Florennes. 485th Bombardment...
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John, Lord of Fleurines Matthias, Lord of Darney, Boves, Blainville and Florennes, d. c. 1330 Hugh, Lord of Rumigny, Martigny, and Aubenton, d. after 1337...
Forces in Europe (after 1947). Non-flying minor Air Stations not included. Florennes Air Base, Belgium Used as BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missile base...
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