Vieux-Waleffe Explained

Vieux-Waleffe
Flag Size:120x100px
Pushpin Map:Belgium#Europe
Pushpin Label:Vieux-Waleffe
Coordinates:50.6167°N 17°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Belgium
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2: Liège
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Villers-le-Bouillet
Population Density Km2:auto
Area Code Type:Area codes

Vieux-Waleffe is a village and district of the municipality of Villers-le-Bouillet, located in the province of Liège in Wallonia, Belgium.

The village, located on a site inhabited since the Neolithic, was mentioned in written sources for the first time in 1050. The village developed around a castle; there was also a chapel in the village during the Middle Ages. The current village church dates from 1872, and is in a Romanesque Revival style, designed by J.-L. Blandot. There are several historical buildings in the village.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Menne. Gilbert. 2014. Le grand guide de Wallonie et de Bruxelles. Brussels. Racine. 1073. 978-94-014-1418-0.