Niverlée ( wa, Niverlêye) is a village 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 ...
and a district of the municipality of
Doische
Doische (; wa, Dweche) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 2,846 inhabitants. The total area is 84.02 km², giving a population density of 34 inhabitants per km².
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, 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 the
French Revolution
The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considere ...
, Niverlée belonged to the lords of
Hierges
Hierges () is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region in northern France.
Hierges is located in the Meuse valley along the Belgian border.
Population
Sights and monuments
* Château de Hierges, a castle whose origins ...
. It is mentioned in written sources in 1140 as Nevreleis. The village church is in a
Neoclassical style
Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassicism, Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The pr ...
and its current appearance dates from 1757. However, the building as such is medieval. Crusader
Héribrand III of Hierges
Héribrand III of Hierges (Héribrand of Bouillon) (died 1117) was lord of Hierges and Castellan of Bouillon. He was the son of Héribrand II of Saussure, lord of Hierges and of Hedwige d'Orchimont.
He was a knight in the First Crusade in the a ...
(died 1117) was buried in the church.
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External links
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Former municipalities of Namur (province)
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