Tavier (; ) 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

Anthisnes Anthisnes (; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 Anthisnes had a total population of 3,998. The total area is 37.08 km2 which gives a population density of 108 inhabitants per km2. ...

, located in the province of Liège, Belgium. The village name is given as ''Tauernas'' in the 12th century, deriving from the

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word ''taberna'',

tavern A tavern is a type of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and be served food such as different types of roast meats and cheese, and (mostly historically) where travelers would receive lodging. An inn is a tavern that ...

. A lord of Tavier is mentioned for the first time in 1406. The village is centred around the village church and the fortified farmstead, dating from the 15th century. There are in addition several other historical farm buildings in the village, which in its entirety is a registered heritage site. The church is dedicated to Saint

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and dates from 1765, when it was built to plans by . It was enlarged in 1852.

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