Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie

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Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie (French; in English: "The Most Beautiful Villages of Wallonia") is a non-profit organisation formed in 1994 to promote, protect and develop a number of villages in Wallonia, Belgium.

The association is inspired by the organisation Les plus beaux villages de France and is established as an ASBL in Belgium. It is affiliated to the international association The Most Beautiful Villages in the World.

Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie organises events such as Un Dimanche, un Beau Village ("one Sunday, one beautiful village"), where one village is highlighted and promoted each week, and activities take place to allow visitors to explore the culture and heritage of the village.

List of villages

The following villages are presently members of Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie:

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Aubechies Hainaut
Belœil 50°34′26″N 03°40′37″E / 50.57389°N 3.67694°E / 50.57389; 3.67694 (Aubechies)
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Barbençon Hainaut
Beaumont 50°13′14″N 04°17′09″E / 50.22056°N 4.28583°E / 50.22056; 4.28583 (Barbençon)
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Celles Namur
Houyet 50°13′45″N 05°00′29″E / 50.22917°N 5.00806°E / 50.22917; 5.00806 (Celles)
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Chardeneux Namur
Somme-Leuze 50°22′26″N 05°21′50″E / 50.37389°N 5.36389°E / 50.37389; 5.36389 (Chardeneux)
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Chassepierre Luxembourg
Florenville 49°42′25″N 05°15′39″E / 49.70694°N 5.26083°E / 49.70694; 5.26083 (Chassepierre)
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Clermont-sur-Berwinne Liège
Thimister-Clermont 50°39′32″N 05°53′06″E / 50.65889°N 5.88500°E / 50.65889; 5.88500 (Clermont-sur-Berwinne)
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Crupet Namur
Assesse 50°20′56″N 04°57′36″E / 50.34889°N 4.96000°E / 50.34889; 4.96000 (Crupet)
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Falaën Namur
Onhaye 50°16′43″N 04°47′36″E / 50.27861°N 4.79333°E / 50.27861; 4.79333 (Falaën)
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Gros-Fays Namur
Bièvre 49°52′12″N 04°59′02″E / 49.87000°N 4.98389°E / 49.87000; 4.98389 (Gros-Fays)
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Laforêt Namur
Vresse-sur-Semois 49°53′16″N 04°56′38″E / 49.88778°N 4.94389°E / 49.88778; 4.94389 (Laforêt)
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Limbourg Liège
Limbourg 50°36′43″N 05°56′24″E / 50.61194°N 5.94000°E / 50.61194; 5.94000 (Limbourg)
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Lompret Hainaut
Chimay 50°03′51″N 04°22′44″E / 50.06417°N 4.37889°E / 50.06417; 4.37889 (Lompret)
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Mélin Walloon Brabant
Jodoigne 50°44′27″N 04°49′48″E / 50.74083°N 4.83000°E / 50.74083; 4.83000 (Mélin)
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Mirwart Luxembourg
Saint-Hubert 50°03′25″N 05°15′46″E / 50.05694°N 5.26278°E / 50.05694; 5.26278 (Mirwart)
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Montignies-sur-Roc Hainaut
Honnelles 50°22′04″N 03°43′59″E / 50.36778°N 3.73306°E / 50.36778; 3.73306 (Montignies-sur-Roc)
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Mozet Namur
Gesves 50°26′31″N 04°59′09″E / 50.44194°N 4.98583°E / 50.44194; 4.98583 (Mozet)
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Nobressart Luxembourg
Attert 49°44′24″N 05°43′08″E / 49.74000°N 5.71889°E / 49.74000; 5.71889 (Nobressart)
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Ny Luxembourg
Hotton 50°17′06″N 05°28′52″E / 50.28500°N 5.48111°E / 50.28500; 5.48111 (Ny)
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Our Luxembourg
Paliseul 49°57′32″N 05°07′26″E / 49.95889°N 5.12389°E / 49.95889; 5.12389 (Ny)
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Olne Liège
Olne 50°34′48″N 05°45′00″E / 50.58000°N 5.75000°E / 50.58000; 5.75000 (Our)
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Ragnies Hainaut
Thuin 50°18′30″N 04°17′02″E / 50.30833°N 4.28389°E / 50.30833; 4.28389 (Ragnies)
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Sohier Luxembourg
Wellin 50°04′04″N 05°04′15″E / 50.06778°N 5.07083°E / 50.06778; 5.07083 (Sohier)
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Soiron Liège
Pepinster 50°35′31″N 05°47′27″E / 50.59194°N 5.79083°E / 50.59194; 5.79083 (Soiron)
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Sosoye Namur
Anhée 50°17′45″N 04°46′58″E / 50.29583°N 4.78278°E / 50.29583; 4.78278 (Sosoye)
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Soulme Namur
Doische 50°11′20″N 04°44′09″E / 50.18889°N 4.73583°E / 50.18889; 4.73583 (Soulme)
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Thon-Samson Namur
Andenne 50°27′58″N 05°00′43″E / 50.46611°N 5.01194°E / 50.46611; 5.01194 (Thon-Samson)
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Torgny Luxembourg
Rouvroy 49°30′25″N 05°28′33″E / 49.50694°N 5.47583°E / 49.50694; 5.47583 (Torgny)
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Vierves-sur-Viroin Namur
Viroinval 50°04′51″N 04°38′02″E / 50.08083°N 4.63389°E / 50.08083; 4.63389 (Vierves-sur-Viroin)
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Wéris Luxembourg
Durbuy 50°19′33″N 05°31′53″E / 50.32583°N 5.53139°E / 50.32583; 5.53139 (Wéris)
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See also

References

  1. ^ "BrusselsLife : Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie" (in French). Archived from the original on 2013-06-27. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
  2. ^ a b "Rural Success Story" (PDF). European Commission. 2006. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
  3. ^ "The villages". Official site of Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie. Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie a.s.b.l. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

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