Herve
Encyclopedia
Herve is a Walloon municipality
of Belgium
in Province of Liège
. On January 1, 2006 Herve had a total population of 16,772. The total area is 56.84 km² which gives a population density
of 295 inhabitants per km².
It is famed for its cheese, the Herve
.
Herve is currently constituted of 11 villages: Battice, Bolland
, Bruyères, Chaineux, Charneux, Grand-Rechain, Herve, José, Julémont, Manaihant, Xhendelesse
.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
of Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
in Province of Liège
Liège (province)
Liège is the easternmost province of Belgium and belongs to the Walloon Region. It is an area of French and German ethnicity. It borders on the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, and in Belgium the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur, Walloon Brabant , and those of Flemish Brabant and Limburg . Its...
. On January 1, 2006 Herve had a total population of 16,772. The total area is 56.84 km² which gives a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 295 inhabitants per km².
It is famed for its cheese, the Herve
Herve cheese
Herve is an aged cheese made from unpasteurized cow's milk. It is traditionally aged in humid caves.Herve comes from the Belgian town of the same name. It is a Limburger-like cheese: pungent and soft. It is sometimes flavored with herbs. Herve has a pale yellow interior with a glossy reddish-brown...
.
Architecture
- The church St Jean-Baptiste: built in the 17th century. The tower, with a height of 49m, dates back to the 13th century. The bell tower is a distinctively crooked spireSpireA spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, particularly a church tower. Etymologically, the word is derived from the Old English word spir, meaning a sprout, shoot, or stalk of grass....
, in order to offer better resistance to the wind. The church was classed as a Historic Monument in 1934.
Municipal merger
On January 1, 1977, the municipality of Herve was merged with Battice, Bolland, Chaineux, Charneux, Grand-Rechain, Julémont and Xhendelesse under the name of "City of Herve" ("Ville de Herve" in French).Herve is currently constituted of 11 villages: Battice, Bolland
Bolland
Bolland is a surname. The name refers to:*Adrienne Bolland , French test pilot; first woman to fly over the Andes*Brian Bolland , British comics artist*C. J. Bolland , English electronic-music producer*David Bolland Bolland is a surname. The name refers to:*Adrienne Bolland (1896–1975), French test...
, Bruyères, Chaineux, Charneux, Grand-Rechain, Herve, José, Julémont, Manaihant, Xhendelesse
Xhendelesse
Xhendelesse is an old municipality of Belgium, located in Wallonia, in the Province of Liege.After the municipal merger of 1977, it has become part of the municipality of Herve....
.