Falisolle ( wa, Farjole) 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

Sambreville Sambreville (; wa, Sambveye) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Sambreville had a total population of 26,949. The total area is which gives a population density of . Villages and towns ...

, located in the province of Namur,

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and located a few kilometers south of Sambre. It was a community in its own right before the municipal mergers in 1977. The village covers an area of 4.83 square kilometers and is officially 115.45 m above sea level. As of 1999 it had a population of 3,448.

History

Falisolle was one of the possessions which were ceded around 650 CE to the monastery of Fosses by Itta, the widow of the Mayor of the

Pepin of Landen Pepin I (also Peppin, Pipin, or Pippin) of Landen (c. 580 – 27 February 640), also called the Elder or the Old, was the Mayor of the palace of Austrasia under the Merovingian King Dagobert I from 623 to 629. He was also the Mayor for Si ...

Palace. The locality remained in the hands of the group until the end of the

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and designated a dependency of Liège. The

advowson Advowson () or patronage is the right in English law of a patron (avowee) to present to the diocesan bishop (or in some cases the ordinary if not the same person) a nominee for appointment to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church living ...

rights belonged to the lord of Morialmé. This advow protected and defended the community, especially religious institutions, which in turn provided the advow with a portion of their property or estate rights. In 1219 CE, Arnold of Morialmé consolidated his privileges in Falisolle, Vitrival and Auvelais-le-Voisin in his position as advow; At the time representing one-third of the fees paid if he was called upon to collect. A 15th century record states that the Falisolle advow also benefited from the assize's

taille The ''taille'' () was a direct land tax on the French peasantry and non-nobles in ''Ancien Régime'' France. The tax was imposed on each household and was based on how much land it held, and was directly paid to the state. History Originally o ...

, although he did not have a judicial role. Of those who lived in Falisolle, the Count retained right of tax and property, municipal duties and horse charges. During the creation of new bishoprics in 1559, Falisolle remained part of Liege. Henceforth, it was attached to the

Diocese of Namur The Diocese of Namur is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Belgium. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province in the metropolita ...

. {{Commons category Former municipalities of Namur (province) Sub-municipalities of Sambreville