Herve

Herve

*Heve* (Walloon)
Herve Heve (Walloon)
Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Herve
	Herve Location in Belgium Location of Herve in the province of Liège
	Coordinates: 50°38′N 05°48′E / 50.633°N 5.800°E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Liège
Arrondissement	Verviers
Government
• Mayor	Marc Drouguet (Herve Demain)
• Governing party/ies	Herve Demain
Area
• Total	56.84 km2 (21.95 sq mi)
Population (2018-01-01)
• Total	17,598
• Density	310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Postal codes	4650-4654
NIS code	63035
Area codes	087
Website	www.herve.be

Herve (French pronunciation: [ɛʁv] ^ⓘ; Limburgish: Herf; Walloon: Heve) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2018 Herve had a total population of 17,598. The total area is 56.84 km² (21.95 square miles) which gives a population density of 310 inhabitants per square kilometre (800/sq mi).

It is famed for its Herve cheese.

Municipal merger

Since January 1, 1977, the municipality consists of the following districts: Battice [fr], Bolland [fr], Chaineux [fr], Charneux [fr], Grand-Rechain [fr], Herve, Julémont [fr] and Xhendelesse.

Herve is currently constituted of 11 villages: Battice, Bolland, Bruyères, Chaineux, Charneux, Grand-Rechain, Herve, José, Julémont, Manaihant, Xhendelesse.

There are a number of smaller villages in the Herve region, such as Hacboister (district of Bolland).

Architecture

The Church of St John the Baptist: built in the 17th century. The tower, with a height of 49 m (161 feet), dates back to the 13th century. The bell tower is a distinctively crooked spire, in order to offer better resistance to the wind. The church was classed as a historic monument in 1934.
Château de Bolland: a mediaeval château largely rebuilt in the 17th century