Panneaux patrimoine
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1. The castle of Bleid
Rue du Château 6760 BleidRead more...The castle of Bleid, which used to be surrounded by a moat, probably dates back to the second half of the 16th century. It was built by Henri de Sterpigny, lieutenant-general of the artillery of the ...
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2. The Saint Martin's church, Bleid
Place du 22 août 1944 6760 BleidRead more...The old parish church of Bleid was in a severe state of disrepair in the 1840s when the village council decided to pull it down and have a new church built. Consecrated in 1850, this neoclassical sin...
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3. Sint Peter's church, Chenois
Rue des Ecoles 6761 ChenoisRead more...The construction of a new church in Chenois is owed to Abbott Elie Nicolas, parish priest from 1927 to 1933. The development of a marshalling yard and the construction of a railway workshop in Chenoi...
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4. Saints Peter and Paul's church, Ethe
Rue du Docteur Albert Hustin 6760 EtheRead more...The church of Ethe, dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul, was erected between 1862 and 1867. During World War I, this building and half of the village were burnt down by German troops. The outer walls ...
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5. The wash house of Ethe
Rue Nouvelle 6760 EtheRead more...Before water supply networks were put into service, public wash houses played a major part in the domestic and community life of a village.Until the middle of the 20th century, the “big wash” (grande...
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6. The castle of Laclaireau, Ethe
Laclaireau 6760 EtheRead more...This pre-industrial site located near the valley of the Laclaireau stream was officially mentioned for the first time in 1444. Several ironmasters succeeded one another until the property became patr...
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7. The castle of de Gerlache of Gomery
Rue de Gerlache 6761 GomeryRead more...The oldest parts of the castle of Gomery, including the chapel, date back to the second half of the 12th century. The years 1601 and 1604, respectively carved on the cornice of the south façade and o...
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8. Saint Roch's chapel, Gomery
6761 GomeryRead more...Built in Gomery in 1850 by architect N. Jamot, this modest neoclassical chapel is harmoniously proportioned with its off-white roughcast walls enhancing the beauty of the local pierre de France. This...
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9. The chapel of the Sacred Heart, Grandcourt
Rue des Forges 6760 GrandcourtRead more...The chapel of Grandcourt, built in 1962, is composed of a single four-bayed roughcast nave. On the right-hand side of the choir stands an adjacent sacristy. On top of the saddleroof is a double pyram...
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10. The Saint Martin's church, Latour
6761 LatourRead more...The Saint Martin’s church of Latour used to be a chapel linked to a castle dating back to at least 1570. It became a parish chapel in 1790. The more ancient parts are the choir, the ante-choir and a ...
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11. The castle of Latour
Rue Baillet-Latour 6761 LatourRead more...The castle of Latour was first mentioned in a charter of 1066. The discovery in the foundations of the castle of sculpted blocks dating back to the Gallo-Roman era lets us suppose an earlier occupati...
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12. Our Lady of La Salette Chapel, Latour
Rue du 24 Août 6761 LatourRead more...The chapel was built on Abbot Pierre Joseph Poncelet’s initiative (1823-1892). This first place of worship in Gaume dedicated to Our Lady of La Salette was erected in recognition of various favours a...
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13. The wash house of Latour-Bas
Rue du 24 Août 6761 LatourRead more...Before 1910, when the water supply network was put into service, village water supply was ensured by means of fountains-wash houses, drinking troughs, wells and « bornes-fontaines » (a combination of...
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14. The wash house of Latour-Haut
Rue du 24 Août 6761 LatourRead more...Before water supply networks were put into service, public wash houses played a major part in the domestic and community life of a village. Until the middle of the 20th century, the “big wash” (grand...
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15. The "banal" mill of Latour
Rue Baillet-Latour 6761 LatourRead more...Nobody knows when the “banal” mill of Latour (“banal” means that the serfs were obliged by their lord to come and grind their grain at this mill in return for a grinding fee) was precisely built. A d...
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16. The Museums of Baillet-Latour and Wars in Gaume
Rue Baillet-Latour 6761 LatourRead more...In the early 1950s, the children of the village school, under the supervision of their teacher, Jean Dauphin, organized an exhibition about the history of their village. Some years later, thanks to E...
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17. The Saint Genesius church, Ruette
Rue de l'Abbé Dorion 6760 RuetteRead more...The Saint Genesius church of Ruette, which used to be consecrated to Saint Dionysius, was during the Ancient Régime under the ecclesial authority of the Abbey of Saint-Hubert. The former church, demo...
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18. The wash house of Ruette
Rue Saint-Pierremont 6760 RuetteRead more...Before water supply networks were put into service, public wash houses played a major part in the domestic and community life of a village. Until the middle of the 20th century, the “big wash” (grand...
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19. The presbytery of Ruette
Rue de l'Abbé Dorion 6760 RuetteRead more...As can be seen from the fireback in the drawing room chimney, abbot Dorion had this presbytery built in the early 18th century in Ruette. It states: “1714, Nicolas Dorion. Doctor of Theology, rector ...
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20. The "Maron" chapel, Saint-Mard
Rue de Vieux-Virton 6762 Saint-MardRead more...The origin of this chapel remains unknown. It is often called “chapelle Maron” (Maron’s chapel) or “chapelle des Marrons” (Chestnuts chapel). This 17th-century chapel might have got its name from a c...