Gleixhe Explained

Gleixhe (Walloon: Li Gléjhe) is a village of Wallonia in the municipality of Flémalle, district of Awirs, located in the province of Liège, Belgium.

It was a municipality until 6 July 1964, when it became part of the municipality of Awirs. Awirs itself was made a district of the municipality of Flémalle in the 1977 fusion of Belgian municipalities.

Buildings

• The important buildings in the hamlet are the church of Saint-Lambert and the Château de Hautepenne (or Haultepenne Castle).

Localities

• Boubou
• Bouhet
• Boverie
• Broussoux
• Godin
• Hautepenne
• Rond Fawe
• Thier Pays
• Long Barre

Data from 1950

• Population: 260
• Area: 203 ha
• Density: 128.08/km²