Herve

Herve
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Herve Location in Belgium
Location of Herve in the province of Liège
Coordinates: 50°38′N 05°48′E / 50.633°N 5.800°ECoordinates: 50°38′N 05°48′E / 50.633°N 5.800°E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Liège
Arrondissement	Verviers
Government
• Mayor	Pierre-Yves Jeholet (MR)
• Governing party/ies	HDM
Area
• Total	56.84 km^2 (21.95 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
• Total	17,533
• Density	310/km^2 (800/sq mi)
Postal codes	4650-4654
Area codes	087
Website	www.herve.be

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 square kilometres (21.95 sq mi) which gives a population density of 295 inhabitants per km².

It is famed for its Herve cheese.

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, Bruyères, Chaineux, Charneux, Grand-Rechain, Herve, José, Julémont, Manaihant, Xhendelesse.

There are a number of smaller villages in the Herve region, such as Hacboister.

Architecture

• The church St Jean-Baptiste: built in the 17th century. The tower, with a height of 49 metres (161 ft), dates back to the 13th century. The bell tower is a distinctively crooked spire, in order to offer better resistance to the wind. The church was classed as a historic monument in 1934.

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  Church of St John Baptist and its bell tower
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  Typical houses in Herve
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  Herve, water tower
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  Battice, water tower

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Herve

References

1. Population per municipality as of 1 January 2016 (XLS; 397 KB)

External links

• Media related to Herve at Wikimedia Commons
• Ville de Herve - official site