Province de Namur

About Province de Namur

The Province of Namur is a public institution serving the territory and residents of the Namur province in Belgium. It acts across a broad range of public-interest fields, including education, health and social action, culture, territorial transition, safety, and support for municipalities. Its role is to be present close to citizens and local actors, with services and interventions deployed throughout the province.

The institution presents itself as a dynamic public body shaped by its territory and focused on practical impact in everyday life. It works in complementarity with communes, the Walloon Region, and other institutional and associative partners to deliver coherent public policies and accessible services. Its administration is organized around thematic departments and a large workforce, reflecting a strong operational presence on the ground.

Core Values

• Proximity: The Province emphasizes accessible services, inclusion, listening, exchange, respect, availability, flexibility, and agility in its actions.
• Transparency: It commits to open information, public access to decisions and budgets, and clear communication about deliberations and the use of public funds.
• Expertise: It highlights field experience, recognized qualifications, continuous training, and participation in high-value projects.
• Efficiency: It aims to meet its objectives through a modern administration that can adapt to societal and environmental challenges.

Unique Aspects

• Broad territorial mandate: Unlike a single-purpose organization, the Province combines education, health, culture, safety, environmental management, and municipal support under one public institution.
• Large operational footprint: Its administration includes 957 FTEs, 650 teachers, more than 60 professions, and nearly 39 services and establishments spread across the Namur territory.
• Specialized provincial schools: It operates dedicated institutions such as the Academy of Police, provincial civil safety schools, and the School of Administration and Pedagogy, giving it a distinctive role in public-sector training.
• Integrated watercourse expertise: The Province’s watercourse management unit is a reference interlocutor for non-navigable watercourses of second category and also supports communes on third-category watercourses.
• Provincial cultural assets: It directly operates major sites such as the Delta, the TreM.a museum, the Félicien Rops Museum, and the Chevetogne domain, combining public service with cultural and recreational access.