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Mettet
Mettet (; ) is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Namur Province, province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 Mettet had 11,977 inhabitants. The total area is 116.78 km², giving a population density of 103 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following Deelgemeente#Belgium, districts: Biesme, Biesmerée, Ermeton-sur-Biert, Furnaux, Graux, Wallonia, Graux, Mettet, Oret, Saint-Gérard, Belgium, Saint-Gérard, and Stave, Wallonia, Stave. Circuit Jules Tacheny In Mettet there is a race track, Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, for motorbikes and cars. Notable people *Alain Crépin (1954–), conductor and musician See also * List of protected heritage sites in Mettet Image:Mettet JPG00.jpg, St. John the Baptist church Image:Fonts_baptismaux.jpg, Baptismal font of Furnaux References External links * Official website(in French)Official website of race track "Jules Tacheny"(in French and Dutch)Motorbike Race Circuit "Jules ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet
The Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet is a motorsport racing circuit in Mettet, Wallonia (Belgium), southeast of Charleroi. The circuit was finalized in 2010 near the old street circuit. History Motorcycle racing During the early 1920s motorcycle racers started to race around a circuit composed of local streets surrounding the Belgian city of Mettet. The first motorcycle Grand Prix Entre Sambre et Meuse was held in 1928. Belgian driver Albert Breslau won the first race on an AJS. The last edition of the original motorcycle Grand Prix of Mettet was run in 1937. After World War II Jules Tacheny was appointed president of the Royal Motor Union de l’Entre Sambre et Meuse (RMUESM). Tacheny won the Senior category of the first post-war version of the Grand Prix in 1946. The overall Grand Prix was won by Roger Laurent on a Norton. In 1947 the FIM motorcycle racing governing body decided each country could only host one Grand Prix. Therefore, the title Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mettet
Mettet (; ) is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Namur Province, province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 Mettet had 11,977 inhabitants. The total area is 116.78 km², giving a population density of 103 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following Deelgemeente#Belgium, districts: Biesme, Biesmerée, Ermeton-sur-Biert, Furnaux, Graux, Wallonia, Graux, Mettet, Oret, Saint-Gérard, Belgium, Saint-Gérard, and Stave, Wallonia, Stave. Circuit Jules Tacheny In Mettet there is a race track, Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, for motorbikes and cars. Notable people *Alain Crépin (1954–), conductor and musician See also * List of protected heritage sites in Mettet Image:Mettet JPG00.jpg, St. John the Baptist church Image:Fonts_baptismaux.jpg, Baptismal font of Furnaux References External links * Official website(in French)Official website of race track "Jules Tacheny"(in French and Dutch)Motorbike Race Circuit "Jules ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Protected Heritage Sites In Mettet
This table shows an overview of the protected heritage sites in the Walloon municipality Mettet. This list is part of Belgium's national heritage. See also * List of protected heritage sites in Namur (province) This page is an overview of the protected heritage sites in Namur (province), alphabetically ordered by town name. This list is part of the protected heritage sites of Belgium. * List of protected heritage sites, in Andenne * List of protect ... {{Commons category, Cultural heritage monuments in Mettet 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), Mettet Mettet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biesme
Biesme (; ) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Mettet, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. History and heritage There has been a settlement in the area at least since the time of the Merovingians. During the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the counts of Namur. The village church, dedicated to Saint Martin, was built in the 11th century. The nave and the tower are Romanesque in style, while the larger transept and chancel are Gothic. Inside, the church is decorated with stuccoed ceilings from 1760. In Biesme there is also a castle, dating from the 16th and 17th centuries and surrounded by a park. North of the village, towards Mettet, there is a chapel dedicated to Saint Roch, built in 1635 in attempt to ward of the plague. Notable people * Cyriaque Gillain Cyriaque Cyprien Victor Gillain (11 August 1857 – 17 August 1931) was a Belgian officer who served in World War I and was chief of the Belgian general staff between April 1918 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ermeton-sur-Biert
Ermeton-sur-Biert (; ) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Mettet, located in the province of Namur, Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas .... There is a 14th-century castle in the village, which since 1936 has been in use as Ermeton Abbey and in 1973 was designated a heritage site. History The lordship of Ermeton was created in the early 14th century by John I, Marquis of Namur. The last heir to the lordship, Henry de Villermont, died in combat in 1914. In 1903 Belgium's first union of farming women was founded at Ermeton-sur-Biert, leading to the establishment of the ''Cercle de Fermières'' at Namur in 1909.''Dictionnaire des femmes belges: XIXe et XXe siècles'', ed. Éliane Gubin, Catherine Jacques, Valérie Piette & Jean Puiss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Gérard, Belgium
Saint-Gérard (; ) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Mettet, located in the province of Namur, Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas .... Its name refers to Gerard of Brogne, who founded Brogne Abbey here in the 10th century. The place, originally called Brogne, was subsequently named after the saint. External links * Former municipalities of Namur (province) Mettet {{Namur-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Crépin
Alain Crepin (born 28 February 1954) is a Belgian saxophonist, composer, music educator and conductor. Crepin was born in Mettet near Dinant. He began his studies for saxophone, cello and piano at the Music Academy of Dinant. He studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, and studied under François Daneels, Roland Cardon, Yvon Ducène and Jacques Leduc From 1975 to 1981 he was solo saxophonist in Musik Corps of the Gendarmerie and from 1981 to 1983 he also worked as a saxophonist in the Large Band of the Belgian Guides in Brussels. In 1984 he became conductor the band '' Chasseurs Ardennais''. In 1985 he became music director of the Band of the Belgian Air Force. He has performed with the saxophone quartet ''Dinant''. From 1986 to 1997 he was vice president of the International Association for the Promotion of the Saxophone. He was also professor of saxophone at the University of Gap, France and in Alicante, Spain. Since 1981 he has been a professor for saxophone at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furnaux
Furnaux (; ) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Mettet, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. The discovery of remains from Roman times in Furnaux indicates that the village has been inhabited since at least the first century AD. The village church is a Gothic building from the 16th century which has been rebuilt frequently during the centuries. It contains unusually well-preserved funerary monuments from the same century, as well as an exceptional baptismal font in Romanesque style from the 12th century, made of black marble from Dinant. There is also a Neoclassical 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 ... in the village, dating from the 17th century but rebuilt at the end of the 19th century. References External links * Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fosses-la-Ville
Fosses-la-Ville (; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On January 1, 2018, Fosses-la-Ville had a total population of 10,449. The total area is 63.24 km2 which gives a population density of 165 inhabitants per km2. The municipality consists of the following districts: Aisemont, Fosses, Le Roux, Sart-Eustache, Sart-Saint-Laurent, and Vitrival. Main sights *Collegiate church of ''Saint-Feuillen'', rebuilt in the 18th century. It has maintained a Romanesque tower from the 10th century. * Chapelle Sainte-Brigide, a small sanctuary built by Irish monks, dedicated to Brigid of Kildare Saint Brigid of Kildare or Saint Brigid of Ireland (; Classical Irish: ''Brighid''; ; ) is the patroness saint (or 'mother saint') of Ireland, and one of its three national saints along with Patrick and Columba. According to medieval Irish ... Twin towns * Orbey, France * Robecco sul Naviglio, Italy Gallery Image:Fosses-la-Ville ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerpinnes
Gerpinnes (; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2018 the municipality had 12,660 inhabitants. The total area is 47.10 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 269 inhabitants per km2. Every year at Whitsun, a large procession is organised in honour of Saint Rolendis (''Sainte Rolende''). Participants are dressed as Napoleonic soldiers, and walk about 40 km around the whole municipality. Villages and towns * Acoz (site of Acoz Castle) * Gougnies * Joncret * Loverval * Villers-Poterie References External links * Website of the administration of Gerpinnes(French) Website of the Scouts "Frère Pierre" of Gerpinnes(French) Website of the tourism office of Gerpinne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florennes
Florennes (; ) is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Namur Province, province of Namur, Belgium. As of 1 January 2006, Florennes has a total population of 10,754. The total area is 133.55 km2 which gives a population density of 81 inhabitants per km2. The municipality consists of the following deelgemeente, districts: Corenne, Flavion, Florennes, Hanzinelle, Hanzinne (village), Hanzinne, Hemptinne, Morialmé, Morville, Belgium, Morville, Rosée, Saint-Aubin, Belgium, Saint-Aubin and Thy-le-Bauduin. Florennes hosts Florennes Air Base, a Belgian military airfield which is the home base for F-16 Fighting Falcon jets. The first week-end of every July, Florennes is a large festival due to the folk walk with a couple of thousand valorous walkers. Cyclists Firmin Lambot, who won the Tour de France in 1919 Tour de France, 1919 and in 1922 Tour de France, 1922 and Léon Scieur, who won the Tour in 1921 Tour de France, 1921, were born in Florennes. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onhaye
Onhaye () is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Namur Province, province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 Onhaye had a total population of 3,120. The total area is which gives a population density of . The municipality consists of the following deelgemeente, districts: Anthée, Falaën, Gerin, Wallonia, Gerin, Onhaye, Serville, Wallonia, Serville, Sommière, and Weillen. The region is home to several cultural heritage monuments, such as Château de Fontaine and the fortified farmhouse Falaën Castle. See also * List of protected heritage sites in Onhaye References External links * Onhaye, Municipalities of Namur (province) {{Namur-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
