Niverlée (; ) is a village 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 ...
and a district of the municipality of
Doische
Doische (; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 2,846 inhabitants. The total area is 84.02 km2, giving a population density of 34 inhabitants per km2.
The municip ...
, located in the
province of Namur
Namur (; ; ) is a province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the West) on the Walloon provinces of Hainaut, Walloon Brabant, Liège and Luxembourg in Belgium, and the French department of Ardennes. Its ...
,
Belgium
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.
Until the
French Revolution, Niverlée belonged to the lords of
Hierges
Hierges () is a Communes of France, commune in the Ardennes (département), Ardennes Department of France, department in the Grand Est Regions of France, region in northern France.
Hierges is located in the Meuse valley along the Belgium, Belg ...
. It is mentioned in written sources in 1140 as Nevreleis. The village church is in a
Neoclassical style
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and its current appearance dates from 1757. However, the building as such is medieval. Crusader
Héribrand III of Hierges (died 1117) was buried in the church.
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Former municipalities of Namur (province)
Doische
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