Hervé
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Location of Herve in the province of Liège
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| Coordinates: 50°38′N 05°48′E / 50.633°N 5.800°ECoordinates: 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 | Pierre-Yves Jeholet (MR) | ||
| • Governing party/ies | HDM | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 56.84 km2 (21.95 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2016) | |||
| • Total | 17,533 | ||
| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) | ||
| Postal codes | 4650-4654 | ||
| Area codes | 087 | ||
| Website | www.herve.be | ||
Herve is a Walloon municipality of Belgium in Province of Liège. On January 1, 2006 Herve had a total population of 16,772. The total area is 56.84 square kilometres (21.95 sq mi) which gives a population density of 295 inhabitants per km².
It is famed for its Herve cheese.
On January 1, 1977, the municipality of Herve was merged with Battice, Bolland, Chaineux, Charneux, Grand-Rechain, Julémont and Xhendelesse under the name of "City of Herve" ("Ville de Herve" in French). 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.
Church of St John Baptist and its bell tower
Typical houses in Herve
Herve, water tower
Battice, water tower
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