Samart is a village in the municipality of
Philippeville, located in the
province of Namur
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Belgium
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The name derives from the patron saint of the village, Saint-Mard or Saint-Médard. A knight hailing from Saint-Médard is mentioned in archives in 1090, the earliest written evidence of the locality. The village was the property of the same family throughout the
Middle Ages
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, until the 16th century. The village is still dominated by the fortified manor, the ''
Château-ferme de Samart''.
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Former municipalities of Namur (province)
Philippeville
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