Marche-les-Dames (French pronunciation: [maʁʃ le dam]; Walloon: Måtche-les-Dames) is a sub-municipality of the city of Namur located in the province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Namur.[1]

It is located downstream of the Sambre confluence, on the left bank of the Meuse river. Because of the high cliffs this place is popular with rock climbers.[citation needed]

History

King Albert I died here in a 1934 mountaineering accident. The King fell from a rock face and his dead body was found later.[2] At this site a memorial was erected to honour the king.[citation needed]

Movies shot at Marche-les-Dames[3]

References

  1. ^ "LISTE ALPHABETIQUE DES COMMUNES - Fusions de 1963 à 1977" (PDF).
  2. ^ "DNA Tests Quash King Albert I Death Conspiracy Theory". New Historian. 24 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Marche-les-Dames", Wikipédia (in French), 10 March 2021, retrieved 24 July 2021