Herve

Template:Short description {{#invoke:other uses|otheruses}} Template:Infobox Belgium municipality Herve ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; Template:Langx; Template:Langx) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2018 Herve had a total population of 17,598. The total area is Template:Convert which gives a population density of Template:Convert.

It is famed for its Herve cheese.

Municipal merger

Since January 1, 1977, the municipality consists of the following districts: Template:Ill, Template:Ill, Template:Ill, Template:Ill, Template:Ill, Herve, Template:Ill and Xhendelesse.

Herve is currently constituted of 11 villages: Battice, Bolland, Bruyères, Chaineux, Charneux, Grand-Rechain, Herve, José, Julémont, Manaihant, Xhendelesse.

There are a number of smaller villages in the Herve region, such as Hacboister (district of Bolland).

Architecture

• The Church of St John the Baptist: built in the 17th century. The tower, with a height of Template:Convert, dates back to the 13th century. The bell tower is a distinctively crooked spire, in order to offer better resistance to the wind. The church was classed as a historic monument in 1934.
• Château de Bolland: a mediaeval château largely rebuilt in the 17th century

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  Church of St John the Baptist and its bell tower

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  Typical houses in Herve

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  Herve, water tower

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  Battice, water tower

Notable People

• André Piters (1931-2014) ,football player

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Herve

External links

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• Ville de Herve - official site