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Country
  
United States

County
  
Perry

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
113 m

Local time
  
Thursday 12:13 AM

State
  
Missouri

Township
  
Bois Brule

FIPS code
  
29-04042

Zip code
  
63775

Area code
  
573

Belgique, Missouri

Weather
  
3°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 65% Humidity

Belgique is an unincorporated community in eastern Perry County, Missouri, United States. It is located about five miles south of Chester, Illinois in Perry County's Bois Brule Township.

Contents

Map of Belgique, MO 63775, USA

Name

Since a town already existed in Missouri by the name of Belgium, the Flemish residents opted to use the French name for their homeland.

History

The town was originally settled by Catholic Flemings from Belgium. A Catholic church, The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, existed in Belgique from 1884 to 1992. A post office was established in 1890, but as the name "Belgium" had already been taken, the French name for Belgium "Belgique" was used instead. Its post office has closed and its mail now comes from Perryville. Since the flood of 1993 there is no longer an existing town.

Floods

Of the many floods over the centuries, most devastating flood was the Great Flood of 1993. The subsequent flood destroyed the village, leaving only a handful of residents to return to the area following the flood.

Geography

Belgique is located on the flat alluvial plain of the Bois Brule Bottom situated in the northern part of Perry County.

References

Belgique, Missouri Wikipedia


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