Herve (; li, Herf; wa, Heve) is a

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and

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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 ...

located in the

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. On January 1, 2018 Herve had a total population of 17,598. The total area is which gives a

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of . It is famed for its

Herve cheese Herve (; li, Herf; wa, Heve) 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 which gives a population density of . It is famed for ...

Municipal merger

Since January 1, 1977, the municipality consists of the following districts: , , , , , Herve, and

Xhendelesse Xhendelesse ( wa, Xhindlesse) is a Belgian village an district of the city of Herve, Wallonia Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, li ...

. 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 Hacboister is a hamlet of the municipality of Herve, Wallonia, district of Bolland, located in the province of Liège, Belgium. It is east of Herstal Herstal (; wa, Hesta), formerly known as Heristal, or Héristal, is a city and municipality ...

(district of Bolland).

Architecture

* ''The Church of St John the Baptist'': built in the 17th century. The tower, with a height of , dates back to the 13th century. The bell tower is a distinctively crooked

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, in order to offer better resistance to the wind. The church was classed as a historic monument in 1934. * '' Château de Bolland'': a mediaeval

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largely rebuilt in the 17th century Herve JPG01.jpg, Church of St John the Baptist and its bell tower File:Herve JPG02.jpg, Typical houses in Herve File:Herve, watertoren foto2 2011-09-26 13.37.JPG, Herve, water tower File:Battice, watertoren foto3 2011-09-10 12.58.JPG, Battice, water tower

References

External links

*
Ville de Herve - official site
Cities in Wallonia Municipalities of Liège Province {{Liege-geo-stub

Municipal merger

Architecture

See also

References

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