Filot is a village and district of the municipality of

Hamoir Hamoir (; ) is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium. On 1 January 2006, Hamoir had a total population of 3,592. The total area is 27.80 km2 which gives a population ...

, located in the province of Liège in

Wallonia Wallonia ( ; ; or ), officially the Walloon Region ( ; ), is one of the three communities, regions and language areas of Belgium, regions of Belgium—along with Flemish Region, Flanders and Brussels. Covering the southern portion of the c ...

, Belgium. The village was part of the from 895 until the French Revolution in 1789. The village church dates from 1531, and was rebuilt in 1648. The village also contains some historical residential houses. In 1914, during

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

, German troops were lodged in the village.

Notable residents

* (1923–1980), poet and composer, born in Filot

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* {{Liege-geo-stub Populated places in Liège Province