- Herve
Infobox Belgium Municipality
name=Herve
picture=Herve JPG01.jpg
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map-
arms=Armoiries_Herve.png
region=BE-REG-WAL
community=BE-FR
province=BE-PROV-LG
arrondissement=Verviers
nis=63035
pyramid-date=
0-19=
20-64=
65=
foreigners=
foreigners-date=
mayor=André Smets (cdH)
majority=cdH - PS
postal-codes=4650-4654
telephone-area=087
web= [http://www.herve.be/ www.herve.be]
lat_deg=50
lat_min=38
lon_deg=05
lon_min=48Herve is a Walloon
municipality ofBelgium in Province of Liege. OnJanuary 1 2006 Herve had a total population of 16,772. The total area is 56.84 km² which gives apopulation density of 295 inhabitants per km².It is famed for its cheese, the "Herve".
Architecture
* "The church St Jean-Baptiste": built in the 17th century. The tower, with a height of 49m, 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.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 .External links
* [http://www.herve.be/ Ville de Herve - official site]
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