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Herve (French pronunciation: [ɛʁv] ^ⓘ; Limburgish: Herf; Walloon: Heve) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2018 Herve had a total population of 17,598. The total area is 56.84 km² (21.95 square miles) which gives a population density of 310 inhabitants per square kilometre (800/sq mi).

It is famed for its Herve cheese.

Municipal merger

Since January 1, 1977, the municipality consists of the following districts: Battice [fr], Bolland [fr], Chaineux [fr], Charneux [fr], Grand-Rechain [fr], Herve, Julémont [fr] and Xhendelesse.

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 (district of Bolland).

Architecture

• The Church of St John the Baptist: built in the 17th century. The tower, with a height of 49 m (161 feet), 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.
• Château de Bolland: a mediaeval château largely rebuilt in the 17th century

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  Church of St John the 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

External links

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