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Gesves
Gesves (; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Faulx-les-Tombes, Gesves, Haltinne, Mozet, and Sorée. It also includes the hamlets of Gramptinne, Goyet (site of glacial remnants of Neanderthals), Haut-Bois, and Strud (site where fossil of '' Strudiella devonica'', a Late Devonian insect, was discovered). On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 6,321 inhabitants. The total area is 64.92 km2, giving a population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ... of 97 inhabitants per km2. On 1 December 2019, the population had grown to 7,246 inhabitants (3,612 men and 3,634 women), representing a growth of 14.63% over the course of 13 years. See also * List of protected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Protected Heritage Sites In Gesves
This table shows an overview of the beschermd erfgoed, protected heritage sites in the Walloon town Gesves. This list is part of Belgium's National Heritage Site (Belgium), national heritage. See also * List of protected heritage sites in Namur (province) *Gesves {{Commons category, Cultural heritage monuments in Gesves References * Belgian heritage register: Direction générale opérationnelle - Aménagement du territoire, Logement, Patrimoine et Energie (DGwww.dglive.be Lists of protected heritage sites in Namur (province), Gesves Gesves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gesves
Gesves (; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Faulx-les-Tombes, Gesves, Haltinne, Mozet, and Sorée. It also includes the hamlets of Gramptinne, Goyet (site of glacial remnants of Neanderthals), Haut-Bois, and Strud (site where fossil of '' Strudiella devonica'', a Late Devonian insect, was discovered). On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 6,321 inhabitants. The total area is 64.92 km2, giving a population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ... of 97 inhabitants per km2. On 1 December 2019, the population had grown to 7,246 inhabitants (3,612 men and 3,634 women), representing a growth of 14.63% over the course of 13 years. See also * List of protected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mozet
Mozet () is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Gesves, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Although the area has been settled since Roman times, the current village developed around the church and castle of an allod in the early 11th century. During World War I, fighting took place in the village in 1914, during the battle for Fort de Maizeret and Fort d'Andoy. In 1916, 65 men from the village were deported to Germany during the Rape of Belgium. The village is clustered around the village church, which has Romanesque foundations but largely dates from 1775; it was enlarged in 1853. Three fortified farms exist in the village, as well as the ruins of a keep from the 13th century. The village is member of the association Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie LES or Les may refer to: People * Les (given name) * Les (surname) * L.E.S. (producer), hip hop producer Space flight * Launch Entry Suit, worn by Space Shuttle crews * Launch escape syst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strud
Strud is a hamlet of the village of Haltinne, Wallonia, located in the municipality of Gesves, province of Namur, Belgium. The village church dates from the 11th century, and has a tower from the 9th century (with a 17th-century spire). It was expanded in 1891 and renovated in 1931. About south of the village centre lies a manor (manoir de Labas) known since 1343, subsequently destroyed and rebuilt during the 17th century. A Devonian lagerstätte within the Evieux Formation is known from the area, containing fossils of fairy shrimp, notostracans and possible insects Insects (from Latin ') are hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed .... See also * Evieux Formation References External links * {{Namur-geo-stub Populated places in Namur (province) Gesves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goyet (place)
Goyet is a hamlet of the municipality Gesves, Wallonia, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. It is famous for Goyet Caves, with glacial remnants of Neandertals, Homo sapiens and canid. In 2016, two ancient hunter-gatherers that were excavated at Goyet were found to carry the M mtDNA haplogroup. The Late Pleistocene The Late Pleistocene is an unofficial Age (geology), age in the international geologic timescale in chronostratigraphy, also known as the Upper Pleistocene from a Stratigraphy, stratigraphic perspective. It is intended to be the fourth division ... specimens were dated to 34,000 and 35,000 years ago. References Populated places in Namur (province) Gesves {{Namur-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faulx-les-Tombes
Faulx-les-Tombes () is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Gesves, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Remains of Roman settlements have been discovered in the area, which was settled already during the Paleolithic. After the foundation of the Grandpré Abbey, the village became a dependency on the abbey until the French Revolution. In more recent history, 141 men from the village were deported to Germany in 1916, during World War I and the Rape of Belgium. The village church dates from 1874 and was designed by Hendrik Beyaert in a Romanesque revival style. The Grandpré Abbey, which dates from the Middle Ages, is also located in Faulx-les-Tombes. The Faulx-les-Tombes Castle Faulx-les-Tombes Castle () is a 19th-century château in Faulx-les-Tombes in the municipality of Gesves, province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. The first castle on the site was built in the 13th century and was a dependency of the County of Namur. ..., as well as the privatel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haltinne
Haltinne (; ) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Gesves, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. A small settlement existed here already during the Roman Empire. During the Middle Ages, the village formed a small fiefdom. In 1914, German artillery was positioned in the village during the siege of Namur in 1914, and during the ensuing German occupation 121 men from the village were deported to Germany in 1916 as part of the Rape of Belgium. The château A château (, ; plural: châteaux) is a manor house, or palace, or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking re ..., , originated as a medieval fortified house and was rebuilt on a larger scale in 1644. The hamlet of Strud is part of the village. References External links * {{Namur-geo-stub Former municipalities of Namur (province) Gesves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strudiella
''Strudiella devonica'' is a species of extinct arthropod from the Devonian.Garrouste, Romain; Clément, Gaël; Nel, Patricia; Engel, Michael S.; Grandcolas, Philippe; D’Haese, Cyrille; Lagebro, Linda; Denayer, Julien; Gueriau, Pierre; Lafaite, Patrick; Olive, Sébastien; Prestianni, Cyrille; Nel, André (2012). "A complete insect from the Late Devonian period". Nature. 488 (7409): 82–85. , It was recovered in the Strud (Gesves, Belgium) environment from the Bois des Mouches Formation, Upper Famennian. It was originally described as the first complete Late Devonian terrestrial insect, but due to its poor state of preservation, its affinity is discussed. Description ''Strudiella'' is known from a single specimen. It is a small arthropod with length about . Structures like antennae and a number of pairs of legs can be seen. Due to the poorly preserved nature of this fossil, its interpretation and classification depend on the authors. Garrouste et al. (2012) In the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namur Province
Namur (; ; ) is a Provinces of Belgium, province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the West) on the Walloon provinces of Hainaut Province, Hainaut, Walloon Brabant, Liège Province, Liège and Luxembourg (Belgium), Luxembourg in Belgium, and the France, French department of Ardennes (department), Ardennes. Its capital and largest city is the city of Namur. As of January 2024, the province of Namur has a population of about 0.5 million. Subdivisions It has an area of and is divided into three Arrondissements of Belgium, administrative districts (''arrondissements'' in French language, French) containing a total of 38 municipalities (''communes'' in French language, French). Economy The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the province was 13.5 billion € in 2018, accounting for 2.9% of Belgium's economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 24,000 € or 80% of the EU27 average in the same year. GDP per person emplo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andenne
Andenne (; ) is a city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Namur Province, province of Namur, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Andenne had a total population of 25,240. The total area is 86.17 km² which gives a population density of 292 inhabitants per km². The municipality, and the central city, extend on both sides of the river Meuse. The municipality consists of the following Deelgemeente#Belgium, districts: Andenne, Bonneville, Namur, Bonneville, Coutisse, Landenne, Maizeret, Namêche, Sclayn, Seilles, Thon-Samson, and Vezin, Wallonia, Vezin. History The city is symbolized by a bear, originating from the legend that saw Charles Martel, while still a child, use a hammer to kill a bear that terrorized the inhabitants. The Collegiate Church of Saint Begga, located in Andenne, was founded in the 7th century. Andenne is the location of the Château du Moisnil. Andenne is associated with the Rape of Belgium in 1914, during which between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohey
Ohey (; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 4,283 inhabitants. The total area is , giving a population density of . The municipality is composed of the following districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...: Évelette, Goesnes, Haillot, Jallet, Ohey, Perwez. Also located in Ohey are the villages of Bois-Dame-Agis, Ève, Filée, La Bouchaille, Libois, Résimont, Saint-Mort and Tahier. See also * List of protected heritage sites in Ohey References External links * Official website(in French) Municipalities of Namur (province) {{Namur-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havelange
Havelange (; ) is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Namur Province, province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 4,844 inhabitants. The total area is 104.73 km², giving a population density of 45 inhabitants per km². Other centres Apart from Havelange itself, the municipality also comprises the following districts : * Barvaux-Condroz, including the eponymous castle, still owned by the noble Aspremont-Lynden, Aspremont-Lynden family * Flostoy, including the hamlet of Bormenville and its castle * Jeneffe, Namur, Jeneffe * Maffe * Méan * Miécret * Porcheresse * Verlée See also * List of protected heritage sites in Havelange References External links * Official website (in French) Havelange, Municipalities of Namur (province) {{Namur-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
