Baillonville Explained

Baillonville
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Pushpin Map:Belgium#Europe
Pushpin Label:Baillonville
Coordinates:50.4269°N 5.2214°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Belgium
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2: Namur
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4: Somme-Leuze
Population Density Km2:auto
Area Code Type:Area codes

Baillonville (Walloon: Bayonveye) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Somme-Leuze, located in the province of Namur, Belgium.

From the early Middle Ages until 1706, the village belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. The ownership then passed between several aristocratic families until the French Revolution. The village contains the Château de Baillonville, built in 1806 in a Neoclassical style. The village church, dedicated to Saint Hubert, has Romanesque foundations. There is also a chapel from 1895 with a memorial plaque honouring American troops who fought here during the Battle of the Bulge in 1944.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Menne. Gilbert. 2014. Le grand guide de Wallonie et de Bruxelles. Brussels. Racine. 983–984. 978-94-014-1418-0.