Florennes

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Florennes is a municipality in the province of Namur in the Walloon region of Belgium.

It consists of the districts Florennes, Corenne, Flavion, Hanzinelle, Hanzinne, Hemptinne, Morialmé, Morville, Rosee, Saint- Aubin and Thy- le- Bauduin.

Nationally known the community was through the deployment of U.S. cruise missiles mid-1980s as a result of the NATO Double-Track Decision on the local military airfield.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Firmin Lambot (1886-1964), cyclist
  • Scieur Léon (1888-1969), cyclist

Those who worked on site

  • Lambert I ( lion ), Count of Leuven, fell on September 12, 1015 at the Battle of Florennes against Duke Godfrey II of Lower Lorraine
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