Vresse-sur-Semois (, literally ''Vresse on
Semois
The Semois (; ''Simwès'' in Walloon, often under elided form ''Smwès''; ''Semoy'', ''Sesbach'' in German, ''Setzbaach'' in Luxemburgish of Arlon; and known as the ''Semoy'' in France) is a river flowing from the Ardennes uplands of Belgium an ...
''; wa, Vresse) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
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,
Belgium
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.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Alle,
Bagimont,
Bohan,
Chairière,
Laforêt,
Membre,
Mouzaive,
Nafraiture,
Orchimont,
Pussemange, Sugny, and
Vresse.
On its south and west, the municipality borders the
Ardennes department of
France
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. It is about north of
Sedan.
See also
*
List of protected heritage sites in Vresse-sur-Semois
References
External links
*
Official website(in French)
Bohan sur Semois village in Vresse community website
Municipalities of Namur (province)
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