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Herve

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Country
  
Belgium

Postal codes
  
4650-4654

Website
  
www.herve.be

Province
  
Liège

Area code
  
087

Region
  
Wallonia

Area codes
  
087

Area
  
56.84 km²

Local time
  
Friday 4:03 PM

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Weather
  
11°C, Wind NE at 6 km/h, 49% Humidity

Community
  
French Community of Belgium

Arrondissement
  
Arrondissement of Verviers

Herve is a Walloon municipality of Belgium in Province of Liège. On January 1, 2006 Herve had a total population of 16,772. The total area is 56.84 square kilometres (21.95 sq mi) which gives a population density of 295 inhabitants per km².

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Map of Herve, Belgium

It is famed for its Herve cheese.

Municipal merger

On January 1, 1977, the municipality of Herve was merged with Battice, Bolland, Chaineux, Charneux, Grand-Rechain, Julémont and Xhendelesse under the name of "City of Herve" ("Ville de Herve" in French). Herve is currently constituted of 11 villages: Battice, Bolland, Bruyères, Chaineux, Charneux, Grand-Rechain, Herve, José, Julémont, Manaihant, Xhendelesse.

There are a number of smaller villages in the Herve region, such as Hacboister.

Architecture

  • The church St Jean-Baptiste: built in the 17th century. The tower, with a height of 49 metres (161 ft), dates back to the 13th century. The bell tower is a distinctively crooked spire, in order to offer better resistance to the wind. The church was classed as a historic monument in 1934.

    • References

    Herve Wikipedia
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