La Bruyère (French: [la bʁɥijɛʁ] or [la bʁujɛʁ]; Walloon: Les Brouyires) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
La Bruyère
Les Brouyires (Walloon) | |
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Coordinates: 50°30′N 04°48′E / 50.500°N 4.800°E | |
Country | Belgium |
Community | French Community |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Namur |
Arrondissement | Namur |
Government | |
• Mayor | Yves Depas (PS) |
• Governing party/ies | Ecolo - D&B - PS |
Area | |
• Total | 53.04 km2 (20.48 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 9,226 |
• Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 5080-5081 |
NIS code | 92141 |
Area codes | 081 |
Website | www.labruyère.be |
The municipality is composed of the following districts: Bovesse, Émines, Meux, Rhisnes, Saint-Denis-Bovesse, Villers-lez-Heest, and Warisoulx. Rhisnes is the administrative seat of the municipality.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
edit- Media related to La Bruyère (Namur) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website Archived 2020-12-03 at the Wayback Machine (in French)