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Traditional settlements

Characteristic of a region, a village, discover the traditional village settlements and the elements of rural heritage which comprise them.

Type of discoveries
Land of Herve
  • Soiron

Soiron thistle dryer

Traditional settlements

A symbol of the region's intense wool industry in the 19th century, it has brick facades pierced by numerous slits and marks the landscape with its singular silhouette.

Condroz
  • Mozet

Architectural ensemble – Mozet

Traditional settlements

Mozet, a Condruzian village with an extremely homogeneous and harmonious traditional building.

Land of Herve
  • Soiron

Old linen factories Soiron

Traditional settlements

Vintage "1738", a narrow and slender silhouette, adorned with a palette of materials drawn from the immediate environment to fit in with the village building context.

Land of Herve
  • Olne

Patrician houses in Olne

Traditional settlements

Facades inspired by urban mansions, a symbol of economic growth and success for the Olne bourgeoisie of the 18th century.

Lorraine
  • Nobressart
Ancien moulin impérial

Old imperial mill in Nobressart

Traditional settlements

Vintage "1776" and witness to the will of the Empress of Austria to build mills in Luxembourg.

Condroz
  • Chardeneux

Former court of justice of Chardeneux

Traditional settlements

Buildings from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries with seigniorial origins and former court of justice.

Lorraine
  • Torgny

Pink farm in Torgny

Traditional settlements

A string of traditional volumes all dressed in pink - Listed monument.

Hesbaye
  • Mélin

Gobertange stone

Traditional settlements

The stone of the villages of the "Vallée Blanche"

Condroz
  • Crupet

Old mills of Crupet

Traditional settlements

The banks of the streams in Crupet bear witness to the presence of numerous mills in the past.

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The association Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie (The Most Beautiful Villages of Wallonia) oversees a network of 32 villages, bearers of a strong territorial identity and reflecting traditional architecture. It is committed to promoting the rural, cultural and natural heritage of Wallonia and is a part of the development of local and responsible tourism.

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