Houssière
Encyclopedia
The Houssière is a little river
in the provinces of Namur
and Walloon Brabant
in Belgium
, left tributary of the Orne (Scheldt
basin). Its source lies between Gentinnes
and Sombreffe
. It traverses Villeroux and Hévillers, and flows into the Orne at Mont-Saint-Guibert
.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
in the provinces of Namur
Namur (province)
Namur is a province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Walloon provinces of Hainaut, Walloon Brabant, Liège and Luxembourg in Belgium, and on France. Its capital is the city of Namur...
and Walloon Brabant
Walloon Brabant
Walloon Brabant is a province of Wallonia in Belgium. It borders on the province of Flemish Brabant and the provinces of Liège, Namur and Hainaut . Its capital is Wavre...
in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, left tributary of the Orne (Scheldt
Scheldt
The Scheldt is a 350 km long river in northern France, western Belgium and the southwestern part of the Netherlands...
basin). Its source lies between Gentinnes
Gentinnes
Gentinnes is a small Belgian village in the province of Walloon Brabant, part of the municipality Chastre....
and Sombreffe
Sombreffe
Sombreffe is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 7,615 inhabitants. The total area is 35.78 km², giving a population density of 213 inhabitants per km².- External links :*...
. It traverses Villeroux and Hévillers, and flows into the Orne at Mont-Saint-Guibert
Mont-Saint-Guibert
Mont-Saint-Guibert is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006 Mont-Saint-Guibert had a total population of 6,400. The total area is 18.63 km² which gives a population density of 344 inhabitants per km²....
.