Key facts
- Country
- Belgium
- Community
- French Community
- Region
- Wallonia
- Province
- Namur
- Arrondissement
- Dinant
- Mayor
- Corinne Mullens ( MR , CAP 2030 - IC)
- Governing party
- CAP 2030 - IC
- Total
- 166.34 km (64.22 sq mi)
- Density
- 75.472/km (195.47/sq mi)
- Area codes
- 084
- Website
- www.rochefort.be
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Rochefort ( French: [ʁɔʃfɔʁ] ; Walloon: Rotchfoirt) is a municipality and city of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium, close to the Ardennes. On 1 January 2006, Rochefort had a total population of 12,038. The total area is 165.27 km (63.81 sq mi) which gives a population density of 73 inhabitants per km. It was a resort in the 19th century.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Ave-et-Auffe, Buissonville, Éprave, Han-sur-Lesse, Jemelle, Lavaux-Sainte-Anne, Lessive, Mont-Gauthier, Rochefort, Villers-sur-Lesse, and Wavreille.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rochefort” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.