Louise-Marie (hamlet) explained

Official Name:Louise-Marie
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:Belgium
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Belgium
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name:
Subdivision Name1:Flemish Region
Subdivision Name2:East Flanders
Subdivision Name3:Ronse
Maarkedal
Area Total Km2:3.29
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:445
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Coordinates:50.7717°N 3.6444°W

Louise-Marie is a hamlet partly belonging to the municipality of Ronse and partly to the municipality of Maarkedal. It is located in the Flemish Ardennes, the southern part of the province of East Flanders, Belgium.

The parish dates from the early 19th century. At first plans to create a proper village with a church were postponed.[2] The plans were revived in 1845, but no longer as an independent municipality.[3]

The hamlet Louise-Marie was officially established in 1850, and was named after the first queen of Belgium, Louise-Marie d'Orleans, who died in the same year.[4]

Saint Leonard Institute

A dominating feature of the hamlet is the Saint Leonard Institute. The institute was established in 1902 as a sanatorium by the Sisters of Mercy of Ronse. It is currently in use as a retirement home.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 45041A8 & 45064A1 . Statistics Belgium . 5 May 2022 . Ronse: 245 / Maarkedal: 200.
  2. Web site: Louise-Marie . Maarkedal. 26 October 2020. nl.
  3. Web site: Geschiedenis. Louise Marie.be. 26 October 2020. nl.
  4. Antoine Lefever, Rudi Van Paemel, Marc Vuylsteke, 150 jaar Louise-Marie, Maarkedal, 2003, Heemkundige Kring Businarias.
  5. Web site: Instituut Sint-Leonardus . Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed . 26 October 2020. nl.