Rochefort (BE)

Rochefort is a Walloon municipality (12,476 inhabitants end 2013) located in the province of Namur, close to the Ardennes. 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.

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Postal history

The ROCHEFORT post-office opened in 1835. It used a postal code 101 with bars (before 1864), and 312 with points before 1874. Jemelle office opened on 30 March 1876, Villers-sur-Lesse office on 1 December 1888, Eprave relay on 27 June 1899 and Han-sur-Lesse relay on 26 August 1904.

Postmarks after 1950

Current Postal code 5580. Postal codes in 1969:

- 5393 Buissonville, - 5394 Mont-Gauthier, - 5420 Villers-sur-Lesse, - 5430 Rochefort - 5431 Wavreille - 5432 Han-sur-Lesse, - 5433 Éprave, - 5434 Lessive, - 5435 Ave-et-Auffe, - 5440 Jemelle, - 6926 Lavaux-Sainte-Anne.

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Baudouin period

HAN Circle with bilingual touristic text Visitez .. in 1950 ca.

DC ROCHEFORT Promenade des Grottes in 1954.

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Postmarks before 1950

Leopold III period

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In 1939.

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Albert I period

Rochefort 1922. Postage stamp with King Albert I. Stampset:

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Leopold II period

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Covers

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Railway Cancels

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Rochefort Facteur No.1

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