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''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
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...
s in
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 ...
,
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 ...
.
The association is inspired by the organisation ''
Les plus beaux villages de France
''Les Plus Beaux Villages de France'' (meaning “the most beautiful villages of France”) is an independent association created in 1982 for the promotion of the tourist appeal of small rural villages with a rich cultural heritage. As of Septem ...
''
and is established as an
ASBL
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Australia
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in Belgium.
''Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie'' organises events such as ''Un Dimanche, un Beau Village'' ("one Sunday, one beautiful village"), where one village is highlighted and promoted each week, and activities take place to allow visitors to explore the culture and heritage of the village.
List of villages
The following villages are presently members of Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie:
See also
*
Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
''Les Plus Beaux Villages de France'' (meaning “the most beautiful villages of France”) is an independent association created in 1982 for the promotion of the tourist appeal of small rural villages with a rich cultural heritage. As of Septem ...
*
I Borghi più belli d'Italia
I Borghi più belli d'Italia is an association of small Italian towns of historical interest, that was founded in March 2001 on the initiative of the Tourism Council of the , with the aim of preserving and maintaining villages of quality herit ...
*
Association des plus beaux villages du Québec
References
* {{cite web , url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/europe/the-villages-of-southern-belgium-full-of-romance-and-history-472659.html , title=The villages of southern Belgium: full of romance and history , newspaper=The Independent , first=Clare , last=Thomson , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509050340/http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/europe/the-villages-of-southern-belgium-full-of-romance-and-history-472659.html , archivedate=9 May 2015 , date=1 April 2006 , accessdate=4 October 2017 , url-status=dead
External links
Official site
Tourist attractions in Wallonia
Tourism in Belgium
Environmental organisations based in Belgium
1994 establishments in Belgium
Organizations established in 1994