Cerfontaine (French pronunciation: ​[sɛʁfɔ̃tɛn]; Walloon: Cerfontinne) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.

Cerfontaine Cerfontinne (Walloon)
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Cerfontaine
Cerfontaine Location in Belgium Location of Cerfontaine in the province of Namur
Coordinates: 50°10′N 04°25′E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Namur
Arrondissement	Philippeville
Government
• Mayor	Christophe Bombled
• Governing party/ies	MR-IC MR
Area
• Total	83.44 km2 (32.22 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	4,927
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Postal codes	5630
Area codes	071
Website	www.cerfontaine.be

On January 1, 2006, Cerfontaine had a total population of 4,546. The total area is 83.45 km² which gives a population density of 54 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following districts: 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.[2]

Code 5630 since at least 1990.[3]

Postal codes in 1969[4] (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

References

External links

• Media related to Cerfontaine, Belgium at Wikimedia Commons
• List of protected heritage sites in Cerfontaine, Belgium

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[de] Cerfontaine (Belgien)

[ru] Серфонтен