Doische (; wa, Dweche) is a

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Wallonia Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—alo ...

located in the

province of Namur Namur (; nl, Namen ; wa, Nameur) is a province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the West) on the Walloon provinces of Hainaut, Walloon Brabant, Liège and Luxembourg in Belgium, and the French depart ...

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. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 2,846 inhabitants. The total area is 84.02 km², giving a

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of 34 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following

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: Doische, Gimnée, Gochenée, Matagne-la-Grande, Matagne-la-Petite, Niverlée, Romerée,

Soulme Soulme ( wa, Soûme) is a village in Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Doische, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. The village consists of about 50 houses surrounding the village church. Several of the buildings are from the ...

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, and Vodelée.

Notable residents

Philippe Buchez Philippe-Joseph-Benjamin Buchez (1796–1865), more commonly called Philippe Buchez, was a French historian, sociologist, and politician. He was the founder of the newspaper ''L'Atelier'', and he served briefly, in 1848, as the president of the C ...

(1796-1865),

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, sociologist, and

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* Daniel Petit (1948- ),

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for the

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Municipalities of Namur (province) {{Namur-geo-stub

Notable residents

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