Filot

Filot is a village and district of the municipality of Hamoir, located in the province of Liège in Wallonia, Belgium.

Filot
18th-century building in Filot
18th-century building in Filot
Filot is located in Belgium
Filot
Filot
Filot is located in Europe
Filot
Filot
Coordinates: 50°25′35″N 05°34′00″E
Country Belgium
Region Wallonia
Province Liège
MunicipalityHamoir

The village was part of the Comté de Logne from 895 until the French Revolution in 1789. In 1914, during World War I, German troops were lodged in the village. The village church dates from 1531, and was rebuilt in 1648. The village also contains some historical residential houses.[1]

Notable residents
  • Édouard Senny (1923–1980), poet and composer, born in Filot

References
  1. Menne, Gilbert, ed. (2014). Le grand guide de Wallonie et de Bruxelles. Brussels: Racine. pp. 506–507. ISBN 978-94-014-1418-0.
  • Media related to Filot at Wikimedia Commons


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