Rochefort, Belgium


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Note: "Rochefort (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʃ.fɔʁ]; Walloon: Rotchfoirt) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur, close to the Ardennes. On 1 January 2006, Rochefort had a total population of 12,038. The total area is 165.27 km² which gives a population density of 73 inhabitants per km². It was a resort in the 19th century.

The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Rochefort proper, Ave-et-Auffe, Buissonville, Éprave, Han-sur-Lesse, Jemelle, Lavaux-Sainte-Anne, Lessive, Mont-Gauthier, Villers-sur-Lesse, and Wavreille.

Its ancient position at the crossroads where the route to Saint-Hubert crossed that from Liège to Bouillon required fortifying: the ruins of the old castle, which gave the place its name and a title to a long line of counts who had the right of coining their own money, still exist. This castle underwent many sieges and suffered at the hands of Marshal de Châtillon (1636)." - (en.wikipedia.org 11.09.2020)
Latitude: 50.159042358398
Longitude: 5.2218499183655
Inhabitants: 12,611

[Last update: 2022/01/31]