Cerfontaine (; ) is a
municipality
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of
Wallonia
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located in the
province of Namur, Belgium.
On January 1, 2006, Cerfontaine had a total population of 4,546. The total area is 83.45 km² which gives a
population density
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of 54 inhabitants per km².
The municipality consists of the following
districts
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: Cerfontaine,
Daussois,
Senzeille,
Silenrieux,
Soumoy, and
Villers-Deux-Églises.
The
Eau d'Heure lakes are situated partly in this municipality and partly in neighbouring
Froidchapelle.
History
Postal history
The CERFONTAINE post-office opened on 25 February 1860. It used a Distribution code 98 with vertical bars (before 1864), and 75 with
points before 1874. The SILENRIEUX post-office opened on 9 December 1899; SENZEILLES on 21 August 1906.
Code 5630 since at least 1990.
Postal codes in 1969
[Liste des Numéros Postaux, Administration des Postes, Bruxelles 1969.] (before the
merger of municipalities in 1977):
- 6355 Villers-Deux-Églises
- 6444 Silenrieux
- 6445 Daussois
- 6450 Cerfontaine
- 6451 Soumoy
- 6452 Senzeille.
Town twinning
*
Louiseville, Quebec, Canada
See also
*
List of protected heritage sites in Cerfontaine, Belgium
References
External links
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Municipalities of Namur (province)
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