Ermeton-sur-Biert explained

Ermeton-sur-Biert
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Pushpin Map:Belgium
Pushpin Label:Ermeton-sur-Biert
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Belgium
Coordinates:50.298°N 4.72°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
Postal Code Type:Postal codes
Postal Code:5644
Area Code Type:Area codes

Ermeton-sur-Biert (in French pronounced as /ɛʁmətɔ̃ syʁ bjɛʁ/; Walloon: Ermeton-so-Bier) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Mettet, located in the province of Namur, Belgium.

There is a 14th-century castle in the village, which since 1936 has been in use as Ermeton Abbey and in 1973 was designated a heritage site.[1]

History

The lordship of Ermeton was created in the early 14th century by John I, Marquis of Namur. The last heir to the lordship, Henry de Villermont, died in combat in 1914.[2]

In 1903 Belgium's first union of farming women was founded at Ermeton-sur-Biert, leading to the establishment of the Cercle de Fermières at Namur in 1909.[3]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. http://lampspw.wallonie.be/dgo4/site_thema/index.php?details=92087-CLT-0005-01&thema=bc_pat Heritage listing
  2. http://www.ermeton.be/pg.php?id_menu=52 Historique
  3. Dictionnaire des femmes belges: XIXe et XXe siècles, ed. Éliane Gubin, Catherine Jacques, Valérie Piette & Jean Puissant (Brussels, 2006), pp. 199-200.