Maizeret ( wa, Måjhret) 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
Andenne
Andenne (; wa, Andene) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
On January 1, 2006, Andenne had a total population of 25,240. The total area is 86.17 km² which gives a population density of 292 i ...
, 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 ...
.
![Maizeret Fe1aJPG](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Maizeret_Fe1aJPG.jpg)
It was a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
before the
fusion of the Belgian municipalities
The fusion of the Belgian municipalities (French: ''fusion des communes'', Dutch: ''fusie van Belgische gemeenten'') was a Belgian political process that rationalized and reduced the number of municipalities in Belgium between 1975 and 1983. In 19 ...
in 1977.
* Places : Bialy, Biche, Core, Gawday, Haie Marie,
Moisnil, Sur le Try, Tasseneur, Trieuchamps, Vil-en-Val
Monuments
* The Saint-Martin church from 1926.
* The Écritures de Maizeret
Château
* The
Château du Moisnil
The Château du Moisnil is a château or manor house of Wallonia, located in the village of Maizeret, municipality of Andenne, province of Namur, Belgium.
The Château today
The only remaining wing was built in addition to the previous const ...
, renovated in 1902 by Octave Flanneau (1860–1937) for
Jules van Dievoet, lawyer at the
Belgian Supreme Court and currently owned by the
Ursel family
The House of Ursel is the name of an important old Belgian noble family of German origin. The Head of the House is styled the Duke of Ursel, while other members are styled as Count/Countess d'Ursel.
History
The Ursel family roots are ...
.
See also
*
Andenne
Andenne (; wa, Andene) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
On January 1, 2006, Andenne had a total population of 25,240. The total area is 86.17 km² which gives a population density of 292 i ...
*
Chateau du Moisnil
References
External links
Official website of the village of MaizeretAndenne Online : Diverses infos à propos de la commune d'AndenneWebsite of the commune of AndenneLe château du Moisnil à Maizeret, par l'architecte Octave FlanneauCartes Postales Anciennes d'Andenne – LandenneGalerie du photographe Olivier Maizeret
Former municipalities of Namur (province)
Sub-municipalities of Andenne
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