Braives (; ) is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Wallonia
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located in the
province of Liège,
Belgium
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.
On January 1, 2006, Braives had a total population of 5,579. The total area is 44.00 km² which gives a
population density
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of 127 inhabitants per km².
braves.be
, German-language, retrieved 2007-09-04
The municipality consists of the following districts: Avennes, Braives, Ciplet, Fallais, Fumal
Fumal () is a village and district of the municipality of Braives, located in the province of Liège in Wallonia, Belgium.
The village developed around the castle, which was the centre of a fief since the 12th century. During much of its history, ...
, Latinne, Tourinne, and Ville-en-Hesbaye.
There are also three hamlets
A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. This is often simply an informal description of a smaller settlement or possibly a subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. Sometimes a hamlet is defined f ...
: Hosdent in Latinne, Pitet in Fallais, and Foncourt in Fumal.
Fallais is famous for its medieval castle and other tourist attractions including a water mill, a former wheelmakershop, the river Méhaigne and the Ravel cycling path.
Image gallery
File:Braives, monument aux morts de la première guerre mondiale et église de la Nativité de Notre-Dame foto1 2012-07-01 13.40.JPG, Braives, war memorial and church (église de la Nativité de Notre-Dame)
File:Braives, tour de l'église Notre Dame foto2 2012-07-01 13.27.JPG, Braives, churchtower: l'église Notre Dame
File:Braives, straatzicht Avenue Guillaume Joachim foto3 2012-07-01 13.31.JPG, Braives, view to a street: Avenue Guillaume Joachim
File:Braives, straatzicht2 foto4 2012-07-01 13.18.JPG, Braives, view to a street
See also
* List of protected heritage sites in Braives
This table shows an overview of the protected heritage sites in the Walloon town Braives. This list is part of Belgium's national heritage.
See also
* List of protected heritage sites in Liège (prov ...
References
External links
*
Municipalities of Liège Province
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