The (''Land of Herve'') is a 420 km² natural region of

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, between the rivers

Vesdre The Vesdre (), Weser () or Vesder () is a river in Liège Province, eastern Belgium. River A few kilometres of the upper reaches also flow through the German municipality Roetgen and form part of the Belgian–German border. The Vesdre's total l ...

and

Meuse The Meuse or Maas is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a total length of . History From 1301, the upper ...

and the borders separating

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from the

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and

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. The region is named after the ancient town of Herve, which is at its centre. Economically the Pays de Herve mainly has an agricultural character. The region is known for Herve cheese.

Towns

Population centres in this region are:

Aubel Aubel (; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 4,082 inhabitants. The total area is 18.83 km2, giving a population density of 217 inhabitants per km2. The Val-D ...

Beyne-Heusay Beyne-Heusay (; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Beyne-Heusay had a total population of 11,711. The total area is 7.32 km2 which gives a population density of 1,600 inhabitants ...

Blegny Blegny (, before 2001: Blégny; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Blegny had a total population of 12,799. The total area is 26.07 km2 which gives a population density of 491 i ...

Dalhem Dalhem (; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On 1 January 2012 Dalhem had a total population of 6,996. The total area is 36.06 km² which gives a population density of 180 inhabitants per km². Th ...

, Fléron, Herve, Olne,

Plombières Plombières (; or ''Bleiberg'', ; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On 1 January 2006, Plombières had a total population of 10,401. The total area is 53.17 km2 which gives a population density ...

, Soumagne, Thimister-Clermont,

Visé Visé (; , ; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, located on the river Meuse in the province of Liège, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Argenteau, Cheratte, Lanaye, Lixhe, Richelle, and Visé. In the ...

Voeren Voeren (; ) is a Flanders, Flemish Dutch language, Dutch-speaking Municipalities of Belgium, municipality with Municipalities with language facilities, facilities for the Walloons, French-speaking minority, located in the Belgium, Belgian provi ...

and

Welkenraedt Welkenraedt (; Ripuarian: ; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2018, Welkenraedt had a total population of 9,920. The total area is 24.47 km2 which gives a population density of 405 i ...

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Natural regions of Belgium Areas of Belgium Regions of Flanders Regions of Wallonia Landforms of Flanders Landforms of Wallonia Landforms of Liège Province Landforms of Limburg (Belgium) Herve {{Liege-geo-stub