Cerfontaine, Belgium


Cerfontaine is a Walloon municipality located in Belgium in the province of Namur. 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 sub-municipalities: Cerfontaine proper, 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, 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 :
- 6355 Villers-Deux-Églises
- 6444 Silenrieux
- 6445 Daussois
- 6450 Cerfontaine
- 6451 Soumoy
- 6452 Senzeille.

Town twinning