Biesme | |
Flag Size: | 120x100px |
Pushpin Map: | Belgium#Europe |
Pushpin Label: | Biesme |
Coordinates: | 50.3°N 40°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Belgium |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Namur |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Mettet |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Area Code Type: | Area codes |
Biesme (in French pronounced as /bjɛm/; Walloon: Bieme) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Mettet, located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
There has been a settlement in the area at least since the time of the Merovingians. During the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the counts of Namur. The village church, dedicated to Saint Martin, was built in the 11th century. The nave and the tower are Romanesque in style, while the larger transept and chancel are Gothic. Inside, the church is decorated with stuccoed ceilings from 1760. In Biesme there is also a castle, dating from the 16th and 17th centuries and surrounded by a park. North of the village, towards Mettet, there is a chapel dedicated to Saint Roch, built in 1635 in attempt to ward of the plague.[1]