Crupet is a village of

Wallonia Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—alo ...

and a district of the municipality of

Assesse Assesse () is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2006, Assesse had a total population of 6,252. The total area is 78.16 km² which gives a population density of 80 inhabitants per km². The ...

, located in the

province of Namur Namur (; nl, Namen ; wa, Nameur) is a province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the West) on the Walloon provinces of Hainaut, Walloon Brabant, Liège and Luxembourg in Belgium, and the French depart ...

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

. Until 1977, it was itself a municipality. It is a member of the organisation ''

Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie ''Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie'' ( French; in English: "The Most Beautiful Villages of Wallonia") is a non-profit organisation formed in 1994 to promote, protect and develop a number of villages in Wallonia, Belgium. The association is ins ...

'' ( French; in English: ''Most Beautiful Villages in Wallonia''). The centre of the village is dominated by the Grotto of St Anthony of Padua. The grotto was designed by the local curate Gerard and inaugurated on 12 July 1903. It features 22 religious-themed statues. Many of them depict scenes from the life of St Anthony of Padua. The Castle of Crupet, a medieval farm-chateau is situated below the village centre, and a little to the north, next to the river. The postal code of Crupet is 5332.

External links

Unofficial site on Crupet
with photos travel and trip advice, things to do and see etc.
Unofficial site on Crupet
with photos (in French)
Crupet on the site of ''Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie''
Former municipalities of Namur (province) {{Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie