Marchovelette ( wa, Måtchovlete) 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—al ...
and a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivision ...
of the municipality of
Fernelmont
Fernelmont (; wa, Ferneamont) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
On 1 October 2018, Fernelmont had a total population of 8,007. The total area is 65.61 km which gives a population density of 122 inhabi ...
, 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 depar ...
,
Belgium
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.
It was formerly a municipality itself until the fusion of Belgian municipalities in 1977.
See also
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Fort de Marchovelette
The Fort de Marchovelette is one of nine forts built as part of the fortifications of Namur in the late 19th century in Belgium. It was built between 1888 and 1892 according to the plans of General Henri Alexis Brialmont. Contrasting with the Fr ...
External links
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Website of Fernelmont(French)
Former municipalities of Namur (province)
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