Longchamps, Éghezée Explained

Longchamps
Pushpin Map:Belgium#Europe
Pushpin Label:Longchamps (Éghezée)
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Belgium
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2: Namur
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Éghezée
Area Total Km2:4.13
Population Total:763
Population As Of:1 January 2020
Population Density Km2:185

Longchamps is a village in the Belgian Namur Province and a Dutch; Flemish: deelgemeente (sub-municipality) of the municipality of Éghezée.

Characteristics

Geography

The village is about two kilometers south-southwest of the village Éghezée, center of the eponymous municipality. Longchamps is on the Hesbaye plateau. The area is crossed by two brooks, the Longchamps brook and the Basses Prêles brook.

Economy

The industrial zone of Eghezée is on the territory of the sub-municipality. The Le Clercq company produces Kewlox furniture. The Brichart company has a large depot for cereals and fertilizer.

The râperie de Longchamps is part of the Wanze Sugar Factory. During the season it processes 12,000 t of sugar beet per day. These are grown on a surface of about 20,000 hectares. The râperie extracts raw juice from the beet. The juice is then transported to the factory in Wanze by pipeline.

Demography

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History

The name Longchamps stems from Lithuanian: longus campus. In the area: a Roman military camp, Roman side roads (Lithuanian: diverticula) and tumuli were found.

In Medieval times, Longchamps was an enclave of the Duchy of Brabant in the County of Namur. It was part of the barony of Bierbeek, which in turn depended on Aarschot. In 1652 it became a barony for Hubert de Corswarem.

Until 1977 Longchamps was a separate municipality. By the Fusion of the Belgian municipalities it became part of Éghezée municipality.

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