Marche-les-Dames (; ) is a
sub-municipality
A (, literally ''sub-municipality''), or section (), is a subdivision of a municipality in Belgium and, until March 2014, in the Netherlands as well.
Belgium
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of the
city
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of
Namur
Namur (; ; ) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is the capital both of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration.
Namur stands at the confl ...
located in the
province of Namur,
Wallonia
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,
Belgium
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. It was a separate
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was
merged into Namur.
It is located downstream of the Sambre confluence, on the left bank of the
Meuse
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History
From 1301, the upper ...
river. Because of the high cliffs this place is popular with rock climbers.
History
King
Albert I died here in a 1934 mountaineering accident.
The King fell from a rock face and his dead body was found later.
At this site a memorial was erected to honour the king.
Movies shot at Marche-les-Dames
* 2009:
Sister Smile de
Stijn Coninx
* 2012:
La Marque Des Anges de
Sylvain White
* 2015:
Public Enemy (TV series) de
Matthieu Frances et
Gary Seghers
* 2018:
The Crimson Rivers (TV series) - The episodes 'Story of Darkness' Part 1 & 2 of season 1 were shot at the Notre-Dame du Vivier abbey
References
Sub-municipalities of Namur (city)
Former municipalities of Hainaut (province)
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