Faulx-les-Tombes
Faulx-les-Tombes (Walloon: Få-les-Tombes) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Gesves, located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
Faulx-les-Tombes
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 Grandpré Abbey in Faulx-les-Tombes | |
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| Coordinates: 50°25′37″N 05°01′08″E | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
| Region |  Wallonia |
| Province |  Namur |
| Municipality |  Gesves |
Remains of Roman settlements have been discovered in the area, which was settled already during the Paleolithic. After the foundation of the Grandpré Abbey, the village became a dependency on the abbey until the French Revolution. In more recent history, 141 men from the village were deported to Germany in 1916, during World War I and the Rape of Belgium.[1]
The village church dates from 1874 and was designed by Hendrik Beyaert in a Romanesque revival style. The Grandpré Abbey, which dates from the Middle Ages, is also located in Faulx-les-Tombes. The Faulx-les-Tombes Castle, as well as the privately owned Château d'Arville (built 1616, rebuilt during the 19th century) are also in or in the vicinity of the village.[1]
References
- Menne, Gilbert, ed. (2014). Le grand guide de Wallonie et de Bruxelles. Brussels: Racine. p. 483. ISBN 978 94 014 1418 0.
External links
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